brooding

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body
  2. noun persistent morbid meditation on a problem
  3. verb think moodily or anxiously about something

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Synonyms

incubation

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