brooding

• Qualifie une personne ou une atmosphère qui est profondément pensif(ve), souvent sur un ton mélancolique ou sombre.

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.

   songeur et mélancolique

   • 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.

   Synonymescogitativecontemplativemeditativemusingpensivereflectiveruminativethoughtful

   Antonymescarefreeheedlessthoughtlessunreflective

2. Dark and threateningB2formal

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

   menaçant et sombre

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

   Synonymesdarkforbiddinggloomyloweringmenacingominoussinisterthreatening

   Antonymesbrightcheerfulclearlightpleasantsunny

• Nom désignant l'action de couver des œufs en restant dessus pour les maintenir au chaud, ou un état de réflexion profonde, persistante et souvent sombre ou anxieuse sur un problème.

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.

indénombrable

1. B2formal

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

   Couvaison

   • 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.

   Synonymesincubationsettingsitting

2. Deep, anxious thinkingB2formal

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

   rumination anxieuse

   • 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.

   Synonymespreoccupationruminationworrying

• Verbe désignant le fait de réfléchir longuement et sombrement à quelque chose qui préoccupe, inquiète ou fâche, ou (pour un oiseau) le fait de se tenir sur ses œufs pour les couver jusqu'à l'éclosion.

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.

   Ruminer (avec inquiétude)

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

   Synonymesagonizedwellfretmopepinepoutsulkworry

   Antonymescelebratecheerdelightrejoice

2. Hang over threateninglyC1formal

   To appear as a threatening or menacing presence over something.

   Planer de manière menaçante

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

   Synonymeshoverimpendloomlowermenaceoverhangthreaten

3. Display displeasure silentlyB2informal

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

   bouder

   • 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.

   Synonymesmopepoutsulk

4. B1formal

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

   couver

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

   Synonymescoverhatchincubatesit