what does brood mean?
BROOD as NOUN
- Meaning
- the young of an animal cared for at one time
Hypernyms(s) brood is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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BROOD as VERB
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- Birds brood
- The female covers the eggs
Hypernyms(s) brood is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- think moodily or anxiously about something
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Hypernyms(s) brood is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
See Also
- Meaning
- be in a huff
- be silent or sullen
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Hypernyms(s) brood is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- be in a huff and display one’’s displeasure
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- She is pouting because she didn”t get what she wanted
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- Meaning
- hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing
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- The terrible vision brooded over her all day long
Hypernyms(s) brood is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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