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brooding
adjective
noun
deeply or seriously thoughtful
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 8
- Starts with
- B
- Ends with
- G
- Contains
- ROODIN
- Scrabble score
- 12
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
ˈbɹuːdɪŋ
Meaning
Definitions
adjective
deeply or seriously thoughtful
“Byron lives on not only in his poetry, but also in his creation of the ‘Byronic hero’ - the persona of a brooding melancholy young man”
noun
persistent morbid meditation on a problem
noun
sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body
In context
Example Sentences
Byron lives on not only in his poetry, but also in his creation of the ‘Byronic hero’ - the persona of a brooding melancholy young man
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