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brooding

UK
/ˈbruːdɪŋ/
US
/ˈbrudɪŋ/

Translations

broodingnoun
broodings
pl
couvaisonSe dit surtout des oiseaux et de l’incubation des œufs.
The hen's brooding was essential for the eggs to hatch successfully.
La couvaison de la poule était essentielle pour que les œufs éclosent avec succès.
ruminationSens psychologique ou intellectuel, avec idée d’inquiétude ou de morosité.
His brooding over the future kept him awake at night.
Sa rumination sur l’avenir le tenait éveillé la nuit.
Additional translations
gestationAu sens figuré, pour le développement prolongé d’une idée, d’une émotion ou d’un projet.
Synonyms
moodiness
sorrowfulness
pensiveness
melancholy
thoughtfulness
broodingadjective
more brooding
Comp.
most brooding
Super.
UK
/ˈbruːdɪŋ/
US
/ˈbrudɪŋ/
mélancoliquePour une personne, un regard ou une ambiance empreints de tristesse ou d’inquiétude.
He sat in a brooding silence, contemplating the events of the day.
Il restait dans un silence mélancolique, contemplant les événements de la journée.
sombrePour une atmosphère, un ciel ou un décor menaçant, obscur.
The brooding sky threatened to unleash a storm at any moment.
Le ciel sombre menaçait de déclencher une tempête à tout moment.
Synonyms
sullen
moody
pensive
thoughtful
melancholy
gloomy
mournful
wistful
broodinggerund / present participle
Used attributively for a bird that is sitting on eggs.
couvantSe dit d’un oiseau, surtout d’une poule, en train d’incuber des œufs.
The brooding hen clucked softly whenever anyone approached the nest.
La poule couvant les œufs gloussait doucement chaque fois que quelqu’un approchait du nid.
Synonyms
pensive
contemplative
meditative
reflective
ruminative
introspective
moody
sullen
broody
melancholic
gloomy
somber
morose
lugubrious
ominous
broodverb

brooding

Gerund

brooded
Past Simple
brooded
Past Participle
brooding
Gerund
UK
/bruːd/
US
/brud/
ruminerAu sens de penser avec insistance à quelque chose d’angoissant ou de pénible.
She would often brood over her past mistakes, unable to let them go.
Elle ruminait souvent ses erreurs passées, incapable de les laisser derrière elle.
couverPour un oiseau qui s’assoit sur des œufs afin de les faire éclore.
The hen brooded over her eggs, keeping them warm until they hatched.
La poule couvait ses œufs, les gardant au chaud jusqu’à l’éclosion.
Synonyms
ponder
mull over
contemplate
meditate
ruminate
reflect
dwell

Definitions

broodingnoun
The act of sitting on eggs to hatch them.
The hen's brooding was essential for the eggs to hatch successfully.
A period of deep thought or contemplation, often with a sense of worry or gloom.
His brooding over the future kept him awake at night.
The prolonged incubation or development of something, especially an idea or emotion.
Years of brooding over the concept finally resulted in a brilliant novel.
broodingadjective
Deeply or seriously thoughtful, often with a tinge of sadness or worry.
He sat in a brooding silence, contemplating the events of the day.
Darkly menacing or ominous in appearance or atmosphere.
The brooding sky threatened to unleash a storm at any moment.
broodinggerund / present participle
(of a bird) Sitting on eggs to hatch them; incubating.
The brooding hen clucked softly whenever anyone approached the nest.
broodverb
To think deeply about something that makes one unhappy.
She would often brood over her past mistakes, unable to let them go.
To sit on eggs to hatch them.
The hen brooded over her eggs, keeping them warm until they hatched.
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