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brooding

[broo-ding] / ˈbru dɪŋ /














NOUN
dwelling
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Among the recipients is Sheffield folk singer Jim Ghedi, who was able to tour his brooding 2025 album Wasteland to a wider audience as a result.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

Nathaniel Hawthorne set this brooding, allegorical work in mid-19th-century Salem, Mass., a town cursed by the crimes of the witch trials.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

The answer will almost single-handedly determine whether France can live up to its billing as a World Cup favorite or crash out in a drama of brooding resentment worthy of a Palme d’Or.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 16, 2026

It would be the dark and brooding Germ Warfare Shot.

From Los Angeles Times May 25, 2026

“Get it over with today. Then you won’t be thinking about it and brooding over it tonight. You’re professionals. You can work it out just by being mature.”

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy




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