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broodingly

/ˈbɹudɪŋli/ adv

In a brooding manner.

Word Origin Brood originally meant 'offspring, hatching' — a bird sitting on her eggs. That image of silent, intense waiting gave us the verb 'to brood,' meaning to dwell on thoughts darkly. Broodingly is the adverb form, doing something in that moody, contemplative way. The -ly suffix comes from Old English lic 'body, form,' so it's 'in the form of brooding.'

adv In a brooding manner.

She stared broodingly out the window at the rain.

(副词) 沉思地；忧思地

她忧郁地凝视着窗外的雨。

(adverbio) melancólicamente; taciturnamente; sombríamente; pensativamente [De manera melancólica o pensativa.]

Ella miraba melancólicamente por la ventana hacia la lluvia.

(adverbe) d'un air songeur; mélancoliquement; sombrement; d'un air méditatif [D'un air maussade, pensif ou mélancolique.]

Elle regardait pensivement par la fenêtre la pluie tomber.

(Adverb) grüblerisch; nachdenklich düster [Auf eine grüblerische, nachdenkliche oder düstere Weise.]

Sie blickte **broodingly** aus dem Fenster in den Regen.

(副詞) 物思いにふけるように。陰気な表情で。

彼女は雨の降る窓の外を物思いにふけるように見つめていた。

(advérbio) melancolicamente; pensativamente; de modo sombrio [De modo pensativo ou melancólico.]

Ela olhava melancolicamente pela janela para a chuva.

Synonyms: pensively thoughtfully contemplatively wistfully moodily somberly gloomily melancholically Antonyms: cheerfully happily lightheartedly gaily
Word parts: brood + ing + ly

Related words

broody broodiness

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