# brooding vs browsing

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### brooding
*adjective · IPA /ˈbɹuːdɪŋ/ · frequency rank #25,000*
Broody; incubating eggs by sitting on them.

### browsing
*verb · IPA /ˈbɹaʊzɪŋ/ · frequency rank #12,927*
present participle and gerund of browse

## Source
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