1
: moodily or sullenly thoughtful or serious
a brooding genius
a brooding, embittered man
2
: darkly somber
a brooding landscape
a quiet, brooding atmosphere
… brooding, violent images reminiscent of … film noir …—
Tracy Hopkins
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broodingly
adverb
a broodingly handsome actor
Gardner gazes broodingly at the camera …
—Kathleen Murphy
Kathleen Murphy
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Catilina actually is a sci-fi hero, a collection of stereotypes about radical brilliance — brooding, brash, impatient, and masculine (the women in Megalopolis are cast as supportive helpmates or scheming bitches) — whose world-saving project is a blank space the movie can’t actually envision.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2024
According to astrologer Kyle Thomas, Scorpios are stereotyped to be more dark and brooding than the other signs in the zodiac since they are ruled by Mars — the planet of aggression — and Pluto — the planet of the underworld.
—Andrea Wurzburger, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
Consider that your audience might be seeking something a little lighter right now — less brooding nihilism, more talking birds.
—Remy Blumenfeld, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Oct. 2024
He had really been put through the wringer, was very brooding, and needed to go find himself.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 14 Oct. 2024
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2024
According to astrologer Kyle Thomas, Scorpios are stereotyped to be more dark and brooding than the other signs in the zodiac since they are ruled by Mars — the planet of aggression — and Pluto — the planet of the underworld.
—Andrea Wurzburger, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
Consider that your audience might be seeking something a little lighter right now — less brooding nihilism, more talking birds.
—Remy Blumenfeld, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Oct. 2024
He had really been put through the wringer, was very brooding, and needed to go find himself.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 14 Oct. 2024
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“Brooding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brooding. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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