brooding

Everyday

1. Thinking for a long time about something that makes you sad, worried or angry. tree →
2. Looking dark, gloomy or threatening, like brooding clouds. tree →
3. (of birds) Sitting on eggs to keep them warm until they hatch. tree →

In the lessons

In stories it describes moody characters or a gloomy setting; in science it describes hens and other birds sitting on eggs. Phrases: "brooding over", "a brooding silence", "brooding hen".

Examples

• He sat brooding over the lost match. tree →
• Dark, brooding clouds hung over the mountains. tree →
• The brooding hen would not leave her eggs. tree →
• Stop brooding and talk to someone about it. tree →
• The hero was quiet and brooding. tree →
• The castle looked brooding in the mist. tree →
• One day as Mongan sat in the sun, brooding lamentably on his fate, mac an Da’v came to him. tree →

Note

From the verb "brood". A "brood" is also a noun for a group of baby birds. If you keep brooding about a worry, it helps to tell a trusted adult.