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brood

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brood

noun countable

UK /bruːd/

Word Forms

singular	brood
plural	broods

1
a group of young birds who all have the same mother and were born at the same time
Synonyms and related words
The young of animals
baby
brood
bullock
1. 1a
  humorousa group of young children who all have the same mother
  Synonyms and related words
  Informal and humorous words used to refer to children
  brat
  brood
  crybaby

brood

noun countable

US /brud/

Word Forms

singular	brood
plural	broods

1
a group of young birds who all have the same mother and were born at the same time
Synonyms and related words
The young of animals
baby
brood
bullock
1. 1a
  humorousa group of young children who all have the same mother
  Synonyms and related words
  Informal and humorous words used to refer to children
  brat
  brood
  crybaby

brood

verb intransitive

UK /bruːd/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	brood
he/she/it	broods
present participle	brooding
past tense	brooded
past participle	brooded

1
to think and worry about something a lot
brood about/over:
Don’t sit and brood over it for weeks.
Synonyms and related words
To worry or feel nervous about something
worry
panic
dread
2
if a bird broods, it sits on its eggs until the young birds are born
Synonyms and related words
Bird behaviour
alight
beat
be on the wing

brood

verb intransitive

US /brud/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	brood
he/she/it	broods
present participle	brooding
past tense	brooded
past participle	brooded

1
to think and worry about something a lot
brood about/over:
Don’t sit and brood over it for weeks.
Synonyms and related words
To worry or feel nervous about something
worry
panic
dread
2
if a bird broods, it sits on its eggs until the young birds are born
Synonyms and related words
Bird behavior
alight
beat
be on the wing

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