BROODING


Meaning of BROODING in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ bru:dɪŋ ]

1.

Brooding is used to describe an atmosphere or feeling that makes you feel anxious or slightly afraid. ( LITERARY )

The same heavy, brooding silence descended on them.

ADJ : usu ADJ n

2.

If someone’s expression or appearance is brooding , they look as if they are thinking deeply and seriously about something, especially something that is making them unhappy. ( LITERARY )

She kissed him and gazed into his dark, brooding eyes.

ADJ : usu ADJ n

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