Used in a Sentence

brooding

How to use brooding in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for brooding.

Editorial note

* There is no point in brooding over a decision we have made in the past.

Examples12
Definitions3
Parts of speech2

Quick take

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

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of brooding gathered in one view.

noun

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

noun

persistent morbid meditation on a problem

adjective

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";

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for brooding.

noun

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

noun

persistent morbid meditation on a problem

Example sentences

1

* There is no point in brooding over a decision we have made in the past.

2

Thanks to our our history and our brooding character.

3

It took me years of brooding in a corporate job to get over my first failed startup.

4

None of that is a substitute for learning how to deal with a brooding 8yo prodigy though.

5

Rather than brooding on why the system is keeping you down, study up on things and write articles to teach others.

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I found Dune Messiah to be a slog through piles of brooding and pontification; Children of Dune was at least an improvement over that.

7

There is a huge scandal brooding in Germany about the Goverment Agencies sharing wiretaps etc.

8

The clever people dominate the meetings, make decisions, but often times it is the person brooding over a problem that sees how to better advance efforts.

9

While I had always considered myself a relatively even and temperate guy, friends who saw me then would tell me that I seemed constantly angry and brooding.

10

Yes, less personal contact, perhaps a less meaningful job at the time meant more time brooding over everything due. Now that I do something people depend on and no longer live alone, I haven't felt the need to reminiscence.

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Obviously it's all automated by now.\n\nOr something Stephensonian, like the protofestering of a fledgling clan of digital spiritalists secretly brooding over the core belief-set of Hackerdom as it is scripted?

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Instead of brooding about a perceived insult from some experimental poet guy she met at a bar, she could try volunteering in any number of capacities, from neutral social/cultural organizations to civil libertarian causes to overt partisan activism.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use brooding in a sentence?

* There is no point in brooding over a decision we have made in the past.

What does brooding mean?

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

What part of speech is brooding?

brooding is commonly used as noun, adjective.