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brooding vs birthing

birthing vs brooding

brooding and birthing both are nouns.

brooding is an adjective but birthing is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
brooding Yes Yes No No
birthing Yes No No No
As nouns, birthing is a hypernym of brooding; that is, birthing is a word with a broader meaning than brooding:
  • brooding: sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body
  • birthing: the process of giving birth
Other hypernyms of brooding include birth, giving birth, parturition.
brooding (noun) birthing (noun)
persistent morbid meditation on a problem the process of giving birth
sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body
brooding (adjective) birthing (adjective)
deeply or seriously thoughtful
Difference between brooding and birthing

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