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brooding

[broo-ding] / ˈbru dɪŋ /














NOUN
dwelling
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From her dressing work for the likes of Ye and Don Toliver, to her brooding, textured paintings and sculptural vessels, she conjures beauty into something we can see and touch.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

Jeje, Jail Time Records first female artist, made her debut in 2022 with brooding Afrobeats song Show Me The Way.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 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

Don’t get too close, though, or they will leave the site, especially during the building and the brooding.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall




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