- present participle of brood.
brooding
Example Sentences
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Before it was postponed, an early review in Mojo Magazine described it as an "intimate" and "brooding" album, influence by Neil Young's On The Beach.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
When a brooding Pitt admits he’s had trouble with “family stuff,” the writer lets the sentiment disintegrate.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
A dull yellow light peeks through a brooding sky looming over rolling Southern California hills.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
They expected a dark and brooding nation; they discovered a sun-filled magnificence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
As they ran, they called out to one another in a weird, wordless cry that echoed almost from the brooding crags of Dark Gate itself.
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
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