sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body
persistent morbid meditation on a problem
A spell of brooding; the time when someone broods.
present participle of brood
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"
Broody; incubating eggs by sitting on them.