broodings

Noun

• sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body
• persistent morbid meditation on a problem
• plural of brooding

Verb

• think moodily or anxiously about something
• hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing
• be in a huff and display one's displeasure
• be in a huff; be silent or sullen
• sit on (eggs)

Synonyms

brood, brooding, bulk large, cover, dwell, grizzle, hatch, hover, incubate, incubation, loom, pensiveness, pout, stew, sulk