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  • present participle of brood.
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brooding

[broo-ding] / ˈbru dɪŋ /














NOUN
dwelling
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Brooding and mysterious, hunky and conflicted, he was written in a way that all but guaranteed viewers would be instinctively drawn to him.

From Salon • Oct. 19, 2022

“Julia Ducournau killed it. Brooding, shocking & cinematic,” he tweeted.

From New York Times • Oct. 1, 2021

Brooding over it is one of England’s finest castles, an impressive ring of towers and crenellations around a Norman keep.

From The Guardian • Feb. 16, 2016

Brooding at times, buoyant at others, they feel consumed by pressing issues of mortality.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2016

Brooding his friend asked, “Are there names in the dark realms?”

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin




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