Synonyms for
Brooding
Definition
Feeling or showing worry or unhappiness
Synonyms & similar words
hover
pout
pensiveness
meditative
ruminative
musing
loom
stew
incubate
sulk
dwell
cover
pondering
broody
bulklarge
hatch
contemplative
grizzle
brood
incubation
reflective
pensive
Gloomy
Melancholy
Mournful
Sullen
Sad
Thoughtful
Pensive
Moody
Somber
Dark
Dismal
Desolate
Dejected
Downcast
Dispirited
Despondent
Blue
Depressed
Miserable
Woeful
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Example sentences
- The brooding cat sat in the corner, refusing to play with the other cats.
- After receiving a bad grade, the student was brooding all day.
- The brooding storm clouds signaled a coming thunderstorm.
- He had a brooding look on his face after his girlfriend broke up with him.
- The brooding music made me feel sad.
Quotes
I am a writer who came of a sheltered life. A sheltered life can be a daring life as well. For all serious daring starts from within.
It's hard to be a person who never gives up when you're brooding like a chimney.
It is always the best policy to speak the truth, unless, of course, you are an exceptionally good liar.