单词	brooding
释义	brooding adjective brood·​ing ˈbrü-diŋ  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 broodingly adverb a broodingly handsome actor Gardner gazes broodingly at the camera … Kathleen Murphy Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web By contrast, Lagrein is more brooding and robust, with inky, concentrated color and notes of tart blackberry and plum, bitter cherry, dark cocoa powder, and even a little meatiness. Jessica Dupuy, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2021 In the broader history of teenage heroines, Selah, Devi, and Ellie aren’t uniquely conniving, lustful, or brooding. Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 26 May 2020 Mosquera is affable and light-hearted and on the surface comes across nothing like his brooding alter ego Beltran -- who often portrays a bad boy image, but is ultimately misunderstood -- though the actor says the two share some similarities. Matias Grez, CNN, 20 May 2020 Thirty years separate Woody Allen’s darkly brooding comedy-drama from Josh and Benny Safdie’s ferociously amped Adam Sandler-starring thriller. Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2020 Ridged cactus corals are brooding coral, meaning to reproduce, only their sperm -- not the eggs -- are released into the water. Alaa Elassar, CNN, 22 Apr. 2020 Known as brooding corals, these hermaphroditic specimens reproduce by releasing sperm into the water that then fertilize eggs inside the parent corals. NBC News, 22 Apr. 2020 The camera will rotate between the incubator and brooding pen until the chicks are ready to move into an outdoor environment. oregonlive, 30 Mar. 2020 Technical problems with specific technologies aside, the aircraft carrier faces two brooding issues: cost and anti-carrier weapons. Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 12 Mar. 2020 See More Word History First Known Use 1818, in the meaning defined at sense 1 brooding 1 of 2 adjective 1 as in moping Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance moping morose peevish irascible petulant irritable waspish snappish choleric grouchy crotchety testy dyspeptic dour grumpy raspy pettish snarky ornery cross cantankerous crabby bilious gloomy quick-tempered disagreeable short-tempered perverse ill-tempered mopey sullen cranky sulky ill-humored snippy temperamental tetchy prickly pouting ratty pouty snippety bearish ill-natured snappy surly glum huffy touchy sensitive thin-skinned Antonyms & Near Antonyms sociable perky cheerful sunny cheery easygoing carefree gladsome good-natured relaxed good-humored happy-go-lucky good-tempered See More 2 as in pregnant Synonyms & Similar Words pregnant expectant heavy gravid caught expecting gone impregnated big conceiving childbearing gestational enceinte quick prenatal parturient Antonyms & Near Antonyms barren infertile nonpregnant delivered aborting miscarrying brooding 2 of 2 verb present participle of brood as in hatching to cover and warm eggs as the young inside develop don't disturb the hen while she's brooding Synonyms & Similar Words hatching spawning sitting incubating laying setting
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