brood

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Its character is somber and brooding, partly because of its materials—precast concrete, finely sandblasted to suggest dark gray stone—and partly because of the deep shadows they cast.

From The Wall Street Journal

O’Neill resolves the triangular conflict with a combination of religious fervor, metaphoric brooding and scabrous humor.

From Los Angeles Times

Manderley is the Cornwall estate of Maxim de Winter, Rebecca’s brooding widower.

From The Wall Street Journal

"We extracted the smell from the signaling pupae and applied it to healthy brood," Cremer says.

From Science Daily

Caught in the grip of challenging sociopolitical backdrops, his magnetic and brooding men — whether bold authority figures, conflicted everyday guys, notorious outlaws or those in positions of power — represent an affront to the status quo.

From Los Angeles Times