brooding

(noun) sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body. Synonyms: incubation.

(noun) persistent morbid meditation on a problem. Synonyms: pensiveness.

(verb) think moodily or anxiously about something. Synonyms: brood, dwell.

(verb) hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing. Synonyms: brood, hover, loom, bulk large. Example: "The terrible vision brooded over her all day long."

(verb) be in a huff and display one's displeasure. Synonyms: sulk, pout, brood. Example: "She is pouting because she didn't get what she wanted."

(verb) be in a huff; be silent or sullen. Synonyms: grizzle, brood, stew.

(verb) sit on (eggs). Synonyms: brood, hatch, cover, incubate. Examples: "Birds brood." "The female covers the eggs."

(adj) deeply or seriously thoughtful. Synonyms: broody, contemplative, meditative, musing, pensive, pondering, reflective, ruminative. Example: "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";."