brooding

Etymology

adj

1. (of a bird) Broody; incubating eggs by sitting on them.
   A brooding hen can be aggressive.
2. Deeply or seriously thoughtful.
   You like T. S. Eliot's "The Waste Land"? You must be so brooding and deep.
   his brooding good looks and distinct Scottish brogue won him legions of fans worldwide. November 1 2020, Alan Young, “Sean Connery obituary: From delivering milk in Fountainbridge to the definitive James Bond”, in The Scotsman

verb

1. present participle and gerund of brood

noun

1. A spell of brooding; the time when someone broods.
   The lyrics are different: gone are the dreamy, un-self-conscious proclamations of affection from the EP (which was reissued with additional tracks), replaced with vividly dark broodings, thick with doubt and fear. June 22, 2009, Jon Caramanica, “Once-Dreamy Indie Rockers, Masking Hurt With High-Gloss Sheen”, in New York Times