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brooding definition

brooding


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  brood 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  brood 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  brood 
 
  2  of  5  senses  of  brood 
 
  Sense  3 
  sulk,  pout,  brood 
  =>  resent 
 
  Sense  5 
  brood,  hatch,  cover,  incubate 
  =>  sit  down  sit 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  brood 
 
  5  senses  of  brood 
 
  Sense  1 
  brood,  worry,  dwell 
  =>  chew  over  think  over  meditate,  ponder,  excogotate,  contemplate,  muse,  reflect,  mull,  mull  over  ruminate,  speculate 
 
  Sense  2 
  brood,  hover,  loom,  bulk  large 
  =>  hang 
 
  Sense  3 
  sulk,  pout,  brood 
 
  Sense  4 
  sulk,  grizzle,  brood,  stew 
  =>  be 
 
  Sense  5 
  brood,  hatch,  cover,  incubate 
  =>  reproduce,  procreate,  multiply 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  brood 
 
  brood  used  as  a  verb  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  5) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  brood 
 
  Sense  1 
  brood,  worry,  dwell 
  =>  chew  over  think  over  meditate,  ponder,  excogotate,  contemplate,  muse,  reflect,  mull,  mull  over  ruminate,  speculate 
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  Sense  2 
  brood,  hover,  loom,  bulk  large 
  =>  hang 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  sulk,  pout,  brood 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  sulk,  grizzle,  brood,  stew 
  =>  be 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  brood,  hatch,  cover,  incubate 
  =>  reproduce,  procreate,  multiply 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  brooding 
  brooding 
 
  Overview  of  noun  brooding 
 
  The  noun  brooding  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  brooding,  incubation  --  (sitting  on  eggs  so  as  to  hatch  them  by  the  warmth  of  the  body) 
  2.  (1)  pensiveness,  brooding  --  (persistent  morbid  meditation  on  a  problem) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  brood 
 
  The  verb  brood  has  5  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  brood,  worry,  dwell  --  (think  moodily  or  anxiously  about  something) 
  2.  (1)  brood,  hover,  loom,  bulk  large  --  (hang  over  as  of  something  threatening,  dark,  or  menacing;  "The  terrible  vision  brooded  over  her  all  day  long") 
  3.  sulk,  pout,  brood  --  (be  in  a  huff) 
  4.  sulk,  grizzle,  brood,  stew  --  (be  in  a  huff;  be  silent  or  sullen) 
  5.  brood,  hatch,  cover,  incubate  --  (sit  on  (eggs);  "Birds  brood";  "The  female  covers  the  eggs") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  brooding 
 
  The  adj  brooding  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  brooding,  broody,  contemplative,  meditative,  musing,  pensive,  pondering,  reflective,  ruminative  --  (persistently  or  morbidly  thoughtful) 
  2.  brood,  brooding,  hatching  --  (good  at  incubating  eggs  especially  a  fowl  kept  for  that  purpose;  "a  brood  hen") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  brooding 
 
  2  senses  of  brooding 
 
  Sense  1 
  brooding,  broody,  contemplative,  meditative,  musing,  pensive,  pondering,  reflective,  ruminative 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  thoughtful)  ->  thoughtless 
 
  Sense  2 
  brood,  brooding,  hatching 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  viviparous,  oviparous)  ->  ovoviviparous 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  oviparous,  ovoviviparous)  ->  viviparous 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  brooding 
 
  2  senses  of  brooding 
 
  Sense  1 
  brooding,  broody,  contemplative,  meditative,  musing,  pensive,  pondering,  reflective,  ruminative 
  =>  thoughtful  (vs.  thoughtless) 
 
  Sense  2 
  brood,  brooding,  hatching 
  =>  oviparous  (vs.  ovoviviparous)  (vs.  viviparous) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  brooding 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  brooding 
 
  brooding  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  brooding 
  brooding 
 
  Overview  of  noun  brooding 
 
  The  noun  brooding  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  brooding,  incubation  --  (sitting  on  eggs  so  as  to  hatch  them  by  the  warmth  of  the  body) 
  2.  (1)  pensiveness,  brooding  --  (persistent  morbid  meditation  on  a  problem) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  brood 
 
  The  verb  brood  has  5  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  brood,  worry,  dwell  --  (think  moodily  or  anxiously  about  something) 
  2.  (1)  brood,  hover,  loom,  bulk  large  --  (hang  over  as  of  something  threatening,  dark,  or  menacing;  "The  terrible  vision  brooded  over  her  all  day  long") 
  3.  sulk,  pout,  brood  --  (be  in  a  huff) 
  4.  sulk,  grizzle,  brood,  stew  --  (be  in  a  huff;  be  silent  or  sullen) 
  5.  brood,  hatch,  cover,  incubate  --  (sit  on  (eggs);  "Birds  brood";  "The  female  covers  the  eggs") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  brooding 
 
  The  adj  brooding  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  brooding,  broody,  contemplative,  meditative,  musing,  pensive,  pondering,  reflective,  ruminative  --  (persistently  or  morbidly  thoughtful) 
  2.  brood,  brooding,  hatching  --  (good  at  incubating  eggs  especially  a  fowl  kept  for  that  purpose;  "a  brood  hen") 



brooding definition