An online thesaurus has given you the following four options to replace the word brooding in the sentence below:

After the long discussion with her parents, Alison sat in her room, brooding about her choices.

Which option from the thesaurus makes the best replacement for brooding?

Dismissing: to reject serious consideration of something

Daydreaming: fantasizing while awake

Pondering: to give serious and careful thought to something

Sulking: remaining silent in an offended mood

Question

An online thesaurus has given you the following four options to replace the word brooding in the sentence below:

After the long discussion with her parents, Alison sat in her room, brooding about her choices.

Which option from the thesaurus makes the best replacement for brooding?

 Dismissing: to reject serious consideration of something

 Daydreaming: fantasizing while awake

 Pondering: to give serious and careful thought to something

 Sulking: remaining silent in an offended mood

anonymous · Answer

@Gravity_Dreams

anonymous · Answer

@GoldenEagle

wolfboy · Answer

I would say pondering considering the fact that she was actually thinking about what she could do. Sulking is not thinking. Just being sad.

anonymous · Answer

Thank you could you help me with a few more?

wolfboy · Answer

Sure but can you post them in new questions and close this one.

anonymous · Answer

Yeah I know that's what I was gonna do

wolfboy · Answer

I dont want a bunch of alerts saying to look back here xD

wolfboy · Answer

ok cool