Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

brooding

/ˈbɹuːdɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.11 in modern English

Syllables: brood-ing
IPA: /ˈbɹuːdɪŋ/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Broody; incubating eggs by sitting on them.

adj

Deeply or seriously thoughtful.

verb

present participle and gerund of brood

noun

A spell of brooding; the time when someone broods.

Example Sentences

"A brooding hen can be aggressive."
"You like T. S. Eliot's "The Waste Land"? You must be so brooding and deep."
"his brooding good looks and distinct Scottish brogue won him legions of fans worldwide."
"The lyrics are different: gone are the dreamy, un-self-conscious proclamations of affection from the EP (which was reissued with additional tracks), replaced with vividly dark broodings, thick with doubt and fear."

Inflected Forms

more brooding (comparative) most brooding (superlative) broodings (plural)

Derived Forms

broodingly broodingness unbrooding mouthbrooding

Synonyms

broody contemplative meditative musing pensive pondering reflective ruminative

Rhymes With

including excluding concluding protruding alluding colluding feuding intruding eluding deluding exuding precluding

Questions

How do you pronounce brooding?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɹuːdɪŋ/.
What does brooding mean?: Broody; incubating eggs by sitting on them.

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