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