Brooded

verb

/ˈbɹuːdɪd/

Word Frequency: 0.5

Definitions

1.verbTo keep an egg warm to make it hatch.

"In some species of birds, both the mother and father brood the eggs."

2.verbTo protect (something that is gradually maturing); to foster.

"Under the rock was a midshipman fish, brooding a mass of eggs."

3.verb(typically with about or over) To dwell upon moodily and at length, mainly alone.

"He sat brooding about the upcoming battle, fearing the outcome."

4.verbTo be bred.

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