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| 1. | [ noun ] (biology,zoology) the young of an animal cared for at one time | |
| Related terms: | animal_group clutch | |
| 2. | [ verb ] think moodily or anxiously about something | |
| Synonyms: | dwell worry | |
| Related terms: | chew_over worry dwell_on | |
| 3. | [ verb ] hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing | |
| Synonyms: | loom bulk_large hover | |
| Examples: | "The terrible vision brooded over her all day long" |
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| Related terms: | hang | |
| 4. | [ verb ] be in a huff and display one's displeasure | |
| Synonyms: | pout sulk | |
| Examples: | "She is pouting because she didn't get what she wanted" |
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| Related terms: | sulk sourpuss resent | |
| 5. | [ verb ] be in a huff; be silent or sullen | |
| Synonyms: | sulk stew grizzle | |
| Related terms: | be sulk fret | |
| 6. | [ adjective ] good at incubating eggs especially a fowl kept for that purpose | |
| Synonyms: | hatching brooding | |
| Examples: | "a brood hen" |
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| Related terms: | oviparous | |
| 7. | [ verb ] sit on (eggs) | |
| Synonyms: | incubate cover hatch | |
| Examples: | "Birds brood" "The female covers the eggs" |
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| Related terms: | reproduce hatch breed hatch brooding incubator sit_down | |
| Similar spelling: |
broody broad Brody Brodt Brode Broady Brodie Broddy Bryd Brad Broadway brodiaea broth Brott Bride breed Brede Breda bread Braud braid Brady Bradt Brito Braddy Britto Brideau breadth Bradway |
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