brooding /ˈbɹuːdɪŋ/adjective 2noun 1forms 4 adjective2 •Broody; incubating eggs by sitting on them.A brooding hen can be aggressive. •Deeply or seriously thoughtful.You like T. S. Eliot's "The Waste Land"? You must be so brooding and deep. noun1 •A spell of brooding; the time when someone broods. formsbroodings · more brooding · broodingest · most brooding