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Definition of
brooding adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
brooding
adjective
adjective
NAmE
/
/
ˈbrudɪŋ
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/
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literary
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sad and mysterious, or threatening
dark, brooding eyes
a brooding silence
Alaska's brooding tundra
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