brooding
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The meaning (definition) of the word brooding
a quiet sad mood when someone keeps thinking about a worry
The word brooding used in a sentence
“My brother feels sad and is brooding about his lost toy.”
Words that mean the same as brooding (synonyms)
sadnessworry
Words that mean the opposite of brooding (antonyms)
happinessjoy
How the word brooding is said around the world
| French | humeur sombre (ew-MUR SAWNBR) |
| Spanish | melancolía (may-lahn-koh-LEE-ah) |
| Mandarin | 沉思 (chuhn see) |
| Hindi | सोच (sohky) |
| Arabic | الاجترار (ah-LEEJ-tee-rahr) |
| Russian | грустные мысли (GROOST-ny-yeh MY-slee) |
| Portuguese (EU) | ruminação (roo-mee-nuh-SUHNUUN) |
| Portuguese (BR) | ruminação (khoo-mee-nah-SUHNUUN) |
| Japanese | 物思いにふける (mohnohmoheeneefukayru) |
| German | grüblerisch (GRUB-luh-rish) |
| Urdu | بروڈنگ (buh-ROH-ding) |
| Punjabi | ਚਿੰਤਾ ਕਰਨਾ (KYIN-tah KU-ruh-nah) |
| Korean | 침울한 (chee-MOOL-hahn) |
| Hebrew | הרהור (hir-HOOR) |
| Greek | μελαγχολία (may-lahng-khoh-LEE-ah) |
| Dutch | piekeren (PEE-kuh-ruhn) |
| Tagalog | nagmumuni-muni (nahg-moo-MOO-nee-moo-nee) |
| Vietnamese | u sầu (oo suhw) |
| Turkish | düşünceli (dew-SHERN-je-li) |
| Persian | در حال فکر کردن (dahr hahl faykr KAHR-dahn) |
| Polish | rozmyślanie (rawz-mish-LAH-nye) |
| Ukrainian | задумливий (zah-doom-LI-viy) |
| Bengali | বিষণ্ণ (BEE-shawn-naw) |
| Swedish | grubblande (GRUB-lahn-duh) |
| Italian | pensieroso (payns-yay-ROH-zoh) |
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