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Adjective
/ˈbro͞odiNG/,
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Showing deep unhappiness of thought,
  1. Showing deep unhappiness of thought
    • - he stared with brooding eyes
  2. Appearing darkly menacing
    • - a dark, brooding landscape
  1. deeply or seriously thoughtful; "Byron lives on not only in his poetry, but also in his creation of the 'Byronic hero' - the persona of a brooding melancholy young man";
  2. sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body
  3. pensiveness: persistent morbid meditation on a problem
  4. Incubation is the process by which birds hatch their eggs, and to the development of the embryo within the egg. The most vital factor of incubation is the constant temperature required for its development over a specific period. ...
  5. (broodingly) In a brooding manner
  6. (brooded (adj)) Having the confirmed ability to breed
  7. (Brooded) The female crustacean looks after the eggs while they develop, usually under an abdominal flap.
  8. When adult birds sit on the young to keep them warm.
  9. Early period of growth when supplemental heat must be provided, due to the birds inability to generate enough body heat.
  10. the period of the first weeks of a chicken’s life when it requires a very high standard of care including the provision of special diets and supplementary warmth.
  11. The behavior by parent birds of "sitting on" their nestlings in order to warm them, conceal them, or shade them. ...
  12. Describes a complex, intense red wine with hidden nuances and glories. A brooding wine may have a hulking depth and concentration of flavor.
  13. in giant water bugs, brooding refers to a series of behaviors that promote the survival of offspring in the egg stage of development
  14. Physical contact between a mother and her eggs for part or all of the incubation period of eggs.
  15. Behavior where eggs or juveniles are provided with care by the parents, such as through protection or insulation.
  16. Definition: The term "brooding" is used to describe hens that are sitting on eggs in the nest. Sometimes, newly hatched chicks are referred to as a hen's "brood".
  17. Parental sitting on or over the young, as opposed to sitting on the eggs.
  18. care of young birds by the adult.