brood ‧ ing /ˈbruːdɪŋ/ BrE AmE adjective literary
1 . mysterious and threatening:
the brooding silence of the forest
2 . looking thoughtful and sad:
brooding eyes
—broodingly adverb
brood ‧ ing /ˈbruːdɪŋ/ BrE AmE adjective literary
1 . mysterious and threatening:
the brooding silence of the forest
2 . looking thoughtful and sad:
brooding eyes
—broodingly adverb
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012