The Clue
In a moody mood (8 letter answer)
The Answer
BROODING
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Notes
The answer BROODING is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
BROODING as a noun:
1. (brooding, incubation) = sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body
2. (pensiveness, brooding) = persistent morbid meditation on a problem
BROOD as a verb:
1. (brood, dwell) = think moodily or anxiously about something
2. (brood, hover, loom, bulk large) = hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing; "The terrible vision brooded over her all day long"
3. (sulk, pout, brood) = be in a huff and display one's displeasure; "She is pouting because she didn't get what she wanted"
4. (grizzle, brood, stew) = be in a huff; be silent or sullen
5. (brood, hatch, cover, incubate) = sit on (eggs); "Birds brood"; "The female covers the eggs"
BROODING as an adjective:
1. (brooding, broody, contemplative, meditative, musing, pensive, pondering, reflective, ruminative) = persistently or morbidly thoughtful