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brood Definition and Meaning in English (brood definition)

verb
Synonyms:ponderfretruminate
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Brood definition: To think deeply about something that makes one unhappy, angry, or worried for a long time.

Definitions of Brood

  1. 1verb

    To think deeply about something that makes one unhappy, angry, or worried for a long time.

  2. 2verb

    (Of a bird) to sit on eggs to hatch them.

  3. 3noun

    A family of young animals, especially birds, produced at one hatching or birth.

Example Sentences

“She would often brood over her past mistakes.”

“The hen began to brood her eggs.”

“The mother bird protected her brood fiercely.”

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third person singularbroods
past tensebrooded
present participlebrooding
adjectivebroody

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Brood definition: To think deeply about something that makes one unhappy, angry, or worried for a long time.
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'Brood' translates to 'brood' in English. Brood definition: To think deeply about something that makes one unhappy, angry, or worried for a long time.
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