brooding

• يصف شخصًا أو جوًّا يتسم بالتفكير العميق، وغالبًا ما يكون مصحوبًا بكآبة أو حزن أو عبوس. ويُستعمل أيضًا للدلالة على التأمل الثقيل والانطواء على النفس.

Describes a person or atmosphere that is deeply thoughtful, often in a melancholic or gloomy way.

1. Deeply thoughtfulB2formal

   Engaged in deep, serious, and often melancholic thought.

   مُتَأَمِّل

   • He sat in a brooding silence, staring out the window.
   • Her brooding expression suggested she was lost in thought.
   • The artist's brooding nature was reflected in his dark paintings.

   المرادفاتcogitativecontemplativemeditativemusingpensivereflectiveruminativethoughtful

   الأضدادcarefreeheedlessthoughtlessunreflective

2. Dark and threateningB2formal

   Having a dark, gloomy, or menacing appearance or atmosphere.

   قاتم ومهدد

   • The brooding sky warned of an approaching storm.
   • A brooding castle stood on the hilltop.
   • The forest had a brooding, mysterious quality.

   المرادفاتdarkforbiddinggloomyloweringmenacingominoussinisterthreatening

   الأضدادbrightcheerfulclearlightpleasantsunny

• اسم يدل على حضانة الطيور لبيضها بالجلوس عليه وتدفئته حتى يفقس، أو على حالة التفكير العميق المستمر الذي يشوبه غالبًا الهم أو الكآبة أو القلق.

A noun referring to the act of sitting on eggs to hatch them using body warmth, or to a state of deep, persistent, and often gloomy or anxious thought about a problem.

غير معدود

1. B2formal

   The act of a bird sitting on eggs to keep them warm and hatch them.

   حضن البيض

   • The hen's brooding lasted for three weeks.
   • Brooding is essential for the development of the chicks.
   • The mother bird's brooding kept the eggs at the perfect temperature.

   المرادفاتincubationsettingsitting

2. Deep, anxious thinkingB2formal

   The act of thinking deeply and persistently about something, often in a sad or worried way.

   التفكير الكئيب

   • His brooding over the past prevented him from moving forward.
   • She fell into a state of brooding after the argument.
   • Brooding about the problem only made him feel worse.

   المرادفاتpreoccupationruminationworrying

• فعل يُستخدم للدلالة على التفكير العميق والقلق في أمر يسبب الاستياء أو الضيق أو الغضب، أو (عن الطائر) الجلوس على البيض لتدفئته حتى يفقس.

A verb used to indicate the act of thinking deeply about something that makes one unhappy, worried, or angry, or (of a bird) to sit on eggs to keep them warm until they hatch.

1. Think moodily or anxiouslyB2formal

   To think deeply and often sadly or anxiously about something, especially a problem or worry.

   التفكير بقلق وكآبة

   • She sat in her room brooding over the argument.
   • He brooded about his failure for days.
   • Stop brooding and talk to someone about it.

   المرادفاتagonizedwellfretmopepinepoutsulkworry

   الأضدادcelebratecheerdelightrejoice

2. Hang over threateninglyC1formal

   To appear as a threatening or menacing presence over something.

   يَتَخَيَّمُ مُهَدِّدًا

   • Dark clouds brooded over the mountain range.
   • A sense of doom brooded over the abandoned house.
   • Silence brooded over the empty battlefield.

   المرادفاتhoverimpendloomlowermenaceoverhangthreaten

3. Display displeasure silentlyB2informal

   To show one's annoyance or displeasure by being silent or sullen.

   التجهّم الصامت

   • He brooded in the corner after losing the game.
   • She brooded all evening without saying a word.
   • Don't just brood; tell me what's wrong.

   المرادفاتmopepoutsulk

4. B1formal

   To sit on eggs in order to hatch them, as a bird does.

   احتضان البيض

   • The hen is brooding her eggs in the nest.
   • Birds brood their young until they hatch.
   • The robin brooded patiently for two weeks.

   المرادفاتcoverhatchincubatesit