Definitions for brood

Definitions for (noun) brood

Main entry: brood

Definition: the young of an animal cared for at one time


Definitions for (verb) brood

Main entry: brood, incubate, hatch, cover

Definition: sit on (eggs)

Usage: Birds brood; The female covers the eggs


Main entry: dwell, brood

Definition: think moodily or anxiously about something


Main entry: brood, stew, grizzle

Definition: be in a huff; be silent or sullen


Main entry: sulk, pout, brood

Definition: be in a huff and display one's displeasure

Usage: She is pouting because she didn't get what she wanted


Main entry: loom, brood, bulk large, hover

Definition: hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing

Usage: The terrible vision brooded over her all day long


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