brooding

Noun
  1. Sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body (synset 113462985)
    is a type of: birth, birthing, giving birth, parturition - the process of giving birth
    same as: incubation
  2. Persistent morbid meditation on a problem (synset 107548995)
    is a type of: melancholy - a feeling of thoughtful sadness
    same as: pensiveness
Adjective
  1. Deeply or seriously thoughtful (synset 302428209)
    "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"
    similar to: thoughtful - exhibiting or characterized by careful thought
    same as: broody, contemplative, meditative, musing, pensive, pondering, reflective, ruminative

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