Brooding and Sulk

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Brooding adjective - Deeply or seriously thoughtful.

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Sulk is a synonym for brooding in agonize over topic. In some cases you can use "Sulk" instead a verb "Brooding".

Nearby Words: brood, broody, brooded, brooder

Sulk verb - To silently go about in a bad mood.

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Brooding is a synonym for sulk. Sometimes you can replace term "Brooding" with "Sulk", this verbs are similar.

Nearby Words: sulky, sulking, sulked, sulkily

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