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as in moping
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as in pregnant
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Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 13 July 2024
There’s a nice yin and yang with their vocal pitches as well; IDK is a bit more brooding and smooth while Gunna is higher pitched and emotive.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 21 June 2024
Butler had no choice but to imagine what a brooding, faithful gang leader’s lieutenant might be like.
—Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 21 June 2024
Likewise, each election (and the super brooding that comes with it) offers a chance to argue about our future and, if needed, reset our priorities.
—Travis Meier, Washington Post, 12 June 2024
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Over a brooding, stormy instrumental, Em takes the original song’s conceit — playing bad guy to Dr. Dre’s sounder mind — to pore over the damage that Slim has inflicted on his career and artistry.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 13 July 2024
There’s a nice yin and yang with their vocal pitches as well; IDK is a bit more brooding and smooth while Gunna is higher pitched and emotive.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 21 June 2024
Butler had no choice but to imagine what a brooding, faithful gang leader’s lieutenant might be like.
—Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 21 June 2024
Likewise, each election (and the super brooding that comes with it) offers a chance to argue about our future and, if needed, reset our priorities.
—Travis Meier, Washington Post, 12 June 2024
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“Brooding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brooding. Accessed 19 Sep. 2024.
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