broodingly

ˈbruːdɪŋli

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Definition of broodingly - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

emotion

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with a sense of melancholy or mystery

Rare

She spoke broodingly about the past.

gloomily

moodily

sullenly

thoughtful

Rare

in a deeply thoughtful and serious way

Rare

He stared broodingly at the darkening sky.

contemplatively

pensively

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Origin of broodingly

Old English, brod (brood) + -ing (action) + -ly (manner)

Examples of broodingly in a sentence

The artist broodingly sketched the dark landscape.
She walked broodingly through the empty halls.
He spoke broodingly about the future of the planet.

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French:mélancoliquement, pensivement, ...
German:grüblerisch, grübelnd, ...
Italian:misteriosamente, meditativamente, ...
Spanish:con melancolía, meditabundamente, ...
Portuguese:melancolicamente, pensativamente, ...
Chinese:忧郁地, 深沉地, ...
Japanese:物思いにふけるように, 物思いにふけって, ...
Arabic:بغموض, بتأمل عميق, ...
Hebrew:בְּמֵלַנְכּוֹלְיָה, בְּהִתְבּוֹנְנוּת, ...
Russian:задумчиво, вдумчиво, ...
Ukrainian:задумливо, серйозно, ...
Hindi:उदासी से, गहराई से विचारशील होकर, ...
Bengali:বিষণ্ণভাবে, গম্ভীরভাবে, ...
Catalan:amb malenconia, pensativament, ...
Czech:zadumaně, zamyšleně, ...
Danish:melankolsk, tænksomt, ...
Dutch:peinzend, nadenkend, ...
Greek:μελαγχολικά, στοχαστικά, ...
Hungarian:borongósan, mélyen elgondolkodva, ...
Khmer:ដោយអារម្មណ៍ស្រងូតស្រងាត់, ដោយគិតពិចារណាយ៉ាងជ្រាលជ្រៅ, ...
Korean:음울하게, 사색에 잠겨, ...
Persian:با اندوه, به طور عمیق, ...
Polish:z melancholią, zadumany, ...
Portuguese (BR):melancolicamente, seriamente, ...
Romanian:melancolic, gânditor, ...
Swedish:grubblande, ...
Thai:ด้วยความรู้สึกเศร้า, ครุ่นคิด, ...
Turkish:karamsar bir şekilde, düşünceli bir şekilde, ...
Vietnamese:với vẻ u sầu, một cách suy tư, ...

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