Definition of brooding
1
: moodily or sullenly thoughtful or serious
a brooding genius a brooding, embittered man
2
: darkly somber
a brooding landscape a quiet, brooding atmosphere … brooding, violent images reminiscent of … film noir …— Tracy Hopkins
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The first known use of brooding was in 1818
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