brooding
/bɹˈudɪŋ/ · 2 syllables
Meaning
noun
- sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body
- persistent morbid meditation on a problem
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”
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