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broods Definition and Meaning in English (broods definition)

verb
Synonyms:pondersruminatesfrets
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Broods definition: To think deeply about something that makes one unhappy, worried, or angry.

Definitions of Broods

  1. 1verb

    To think deeply about something that makes one unhappy, worried, or angry.

  2. 2verb

    To sit on eggs to hatch them, as a bird does.

  3. 3noun

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

Example Sentences

“He often broods over his past failures.”

“The hen broods over her newly laid eggs.”

“The farmer observed several broods of chicks in the coop.”

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infinitivebrood
past tensebrooded
present participlebrooding
adjectivebroody

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Broods definition: To think deeply about something that makes one unhappy, worried, or angry.
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