6
musing
6
pensive
6
pondering
6
sour(adjective, feelings, sullen)
5
blue(adjective, low, sad, unhappy, feelings)
5
depressed(adjective, blue, low, sad, unhappy)
5
despondent(adjective, blue, low, sad, feelings)
5
downcast(adjective, blue, low, sad, feelings)
5
reflective
5
ruminative
5
unhappy(adjective, low, sad, feelings, melancholy)
4
brood hen(noun, expression, idiom)
4
doleful(adjective, sad, unhappy, feelings, miserable)
4
down(adjective, sad, unhappy, feelings, miserable)
4
down in the dumps(expression, adjective, idiom, feelings, gloomy)
4
low(adjective, blue, sad, unhappy, feelings)
4
melancholic(adjective, feelings, hyper, cast-down, fe)
4
miserable(adjective, blue, low, sad, unhappy)
4
setting hen(noun, expression, idiom)
4
sitter
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