Definitions for brooding
brood·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. brooding, incubationnoun

   sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body

2. pensiveness, broodingadjective

   persistent morbid meditation on a problem

3. brooding, broody, contemplative, meditative, musing, pensive, pondering, reflective, ruminativeadjective

   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";

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. broodingnoun

   A spell of brooding; the time when someone broods.

2. broodingadjective

   (zoological) (of a bird) broody; incubating eggs by sitting on them

   A brooding hen can be aggressive.

3. broodingadjective

   deeply or seriously thoughtful

   You like T. S. Eliot's "The Waste Land"? You must be so brooding and deep.

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1. brooding

   Egg incubation is the process by which an egg, of oviparous (egg-laying) animals, develops an embryo within the egg, after the egg's formation and ovipositional release. Egg incubation is done under favorable environmental conditions, possibly by brooding and hatching the egg. Multiple and various factors are vital to the incubation of various species of animal. In many species of reptile for example, no fixed temperature is necessary, but the actual temperature determines the sex ratio of the offspring. In birds in contrast, the sex of offspring is genetically determined, but in many species a constant and particular temperature is necessary for successful incubation. Especially in poultry, the act of sitting on eggs to incubate them is called brooding. The action or behavioral tendency to sit on a clutch of eggs is also called broodiness, and most egg-laying breeds of poultry have had this behavior selectively bred out of them to increase production.

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1. brooding

   Brooding refers to showing deep unhappiness or prolonged thoughtfulness, typically appearing sullen, serious, or quietly resentful. In the context of birds, brooding describes the process of incubating eggs or caring for hatchlings by maintaining close physical contact and body warmth.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Brooding

   of Brood

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1. • Parturition

How to pronounce brooding?

1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Oliver

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of brooding in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of brooding in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of brooding in a Sentence

1. Joseph Rickaby:

   A great preservative against angry and mutinous thoughts, and all impatience and quarreling, is to have some great business and interest in your mind, which, like a sponge shall suck up your attention and keep you from brooding over what displeases you.

2. Shon Mehta:

   No brooding over old worries, let's start a new series. Forget about all the negativities, think of new possibilities. Here to conquering a new frontier, that's all I wish in the upcoming new year.

3. Arnold Bennett:

   The best cure for worry, depression, melancholy, brooding, is to go deliberately forth and try to lift with one's sympathy the gloom of somebody else.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=brooding
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Brooding
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooding
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brooding