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1. : the young of an animal or a family of young. especially : the young (as of a bird or insect) hatched or cared for at one time. a hen with her brood of chicks. 2. : a group having a common nature or origin. the entire brood of chronicle plays T. S. Eliot. 3. : the children of a family. takes their brood to church every Sunday. brood. 2 of 3.
Check pronunciation: brood. Definition of brood verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun. 1. offspring, young, issue, breed, infants, clutch, hatch, litter, chicks, progeny The last brood of the elderly pair was hatched. 2. children, family, offspring, progeny, nearest and dearest, flesh and blood She flew to the defence of her brood. verb.
to think for a long time about things that make you sad, worried, or angry: I wish she wouldn't sit brooding in her room all day. Compare. sulk verb disapproving. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
noun. a number of young produced or hatched at one time; a family of offspring or young. a breed, species, group, or kind: The museum exhibited a brood of monumental sculptures. Synonyms: strain, stock, line. verb (used with object) to sit upon (eggs) to hatch, as a bird; incubate.
to think for a long time about things that make you sad, worried, or angry: I wish she wouldn't sit brooding in her room all day. Compare. sulk verb disapproving. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
verb. hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing. “The terrible vision brooded over her all day long” synonyms: bulk large, hover, loom. see more. verb. think moodily or anxiously about something. synonyms: dwell. see more. verb. be in a huff; be silent or sullen. synonyms: grizzle, stew. see more. verb.
