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1. (noun) brooding, incubation
sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body

2. (adj) pensiveness, brooding
persistent morbid meditation on a problem

3. (adj) brooding, broody, contemplative, meditative, musing, pensive, pondering, reflective, ruminative
deeply or seriously thoughtful
"Byron lives on not only in his poetry, but also in his creation of the 'Byronic hero' - the persona of a brooding melancholy young man";

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1. brooding
of Brood

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