The hen has been brooding its eggs for a week.
Source: tatoeba (47276)
Brooding
/ˈbɹuːdɪŋ/
Synonyms for "brooding" (68 found)
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Closest matches (14)
Strong matches (20)
Noun(10 words)
Adjective(2 words)
Related words (34)
Related word relations
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More general
22 entriesaffectanimal behavioratmospherebehaviorbehavioral processbiological processbirthbirthingcarecare behaviorcognitionemotionemotional stategiving birthincubationmelancholy
Showing 16 of 22 words.
More specific
18 entriesbrooding gazebrooding skydark ambianceegg incubationforebodinggloomhen broodingmelancholymorose temperamentmusenestingnesting behaviorominous weatherpensive countenanceponderpoultry incubation
Showing 16 of 18 words.
Collocations
11 entriesbrooding atmospherebrooding expressionbrooding eyesbrooding gazebrooding moodbrooding personalitybrooding presencebrooding protagonistbrooding silencebrooding starebrooding thoughts
Inflections
5 entriesDerivations
5 entriessimilar
1 entriesSample sentences
14 total sentences available.
Dark clouds were brooding over the city.
Source: tatoeba (241490)
He sat brooding over his troubles all day.
Source: tatoeba (299849)
He's the deep brooding type.
Source: tatoeba (301665)
Showing 4 of 14 available sentences.