brooding vs meditation

brooding

noun
  • A spell of brooding; the time when someone broods. 

adj
  • Broody; incubating eggs by sitting on them. 

  • Deeply or seriously thoughtful. 

meditation

noun
  • A devotional exercise of, or leading to contemplation. 

  • A contemplative discourse, often on a religious or philosophical subject. 

  • Careful and thorough thought. 

  • A musical theme treated in a meditative manner. 

How often have the words brooding and meditation occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )