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Contemplate vs Brooding - What's the difference?

contemplate | brooding |


As verbs the difference between contemplate and brooding

is that contemplate is to look at on all sides or in all its aspects; to view or consider with continued attention; to regard with deliberate care; to meditate on; to study, ponder, or consider while brooding is present participle of lang=en.

As an adjective brooding is

broody; incubating eggs by sitting on them.

As a noun brooding is

a spell of brooding; the time when someone broods.

Ruminative vs Brooding - What's the difference?

ruminative | brooding |


As adjectives the difference between ruminative and brooding

is that ruminative is causing rumination or prone to it; thoughtful while brooding is (of a bird) broody; incubating eggs by sitting on them.

As a verb brooding is

.

As a noun brooding is

a spell of brooding; the time when someone broods.

Brooding vs Broodiness - What's the difference?

brooding | broodiness |


As nouns the difference between brooding and broodiness

is that brooding is a spell of brooding; the time when someone broods while broodiness is the state of being broody.

As an adjective brooding

is (of a bird) broody; incubating eggs by sitting on them.

As a verb brooding

is .

Brooding vs Vibrating - What's the difference?

brooding | vibrating |


As adjectives the difference between brooding and vibrating

is that brooding is (of a bird) broody; incubating eggs by sitting on them while vibrating is that vibrates.

As verbs the difference between brooding and vibrating

is that brooding is while vibrating is .

As a noun brooding

is a spell of brooding; the time when someone broods.

Preoccupation vs Brooding - What's the difference?

preoccupation | brooding |


As nouns the difference between preoccupation and brooding

is that preoccupation is worry while brooding is a spell of brooding; the time when someone broods.

As an adjective brooding is

(of a bird) broody; incubating eggs by sitting on them.

As a verb brooding is

.

Brooding vs Profound - What's the difference?

brooding | profound |


As adjectives the difference between brooding and profound

is that brooding is (of a bird) broody; incubating eggs by sitting on them while profound is descending far below the surface; opening or reaching to great depth; deep.

As verbs the difference between brooding and profound

is that brooding is while profound is (obsolete) to cause to sink deeply; to cause to dive or penetrate far down.

As nouns the difference between brooding and profound

is that brooding is a spell of brooding; the time when someone broods while profound is (obsolete) the deep; the sea; the ocean.

Wading vs Brooding - What's the difference?

wading | brooding |


As adjectives the difference between wading and brooding

is that wading is appropriate to wade in while brooding is (of a bird) broody; incubating eggs by sitting on them.

As verbs the difference between wading and brooding

is that wading is while brooding is .

As nouns the difference between wading and brooding

is that wading is the act of one who wades while brooding is a spell of brooding; the time when someone broods.

Brooding vs Unhappy - What's the difference?

brooding | unhappy |


As adjectives the difference between brooding and unhappy

is that brooding is broody; incubating eggs by sitting on them while unhappy is not happy; sad.

As a verb brooding

is present participle of lang=en.

As a noun brooding

is a spell of brooding; the time when someone broods.

Brooding vs Reflect - What's the difference?

brooding | reflect |


As verbs the difference between brooding and reflect

is that brooding is while reflect is to bend back (light, etc) from a surface.

As an adjective brooding

is (of a bird) broody; incubating eggs by sitting on them.

As a noun brooding

is a spell of brooding; the time when someone broods.

Brooding vs Pensive - What's the difference?

brooding | pensive |


As adjectives the difference between brooding and pensive

is that brooding is broody; incubating eggs by sitting on them while pensive is having the appearance of deep, often melancholic, thinking.

As a verb brooding

is present participle of lang=en.

As a noun brooding

is a spell of brooding; the time when someone broods.

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