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| NOUN | 1 | brood | The young of an animal cared for at one time |
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| VERB | 1 | brood, dwell | Think moodily or anxiously about something |
| 2 | brood, hover, loom, bulk large | Hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing | |
| 3 | brood, sulk, pout | Be in a huff and display one's displeasure | |
| 4 | brood, grizzle, stew | Be in a huff | |
| 5 | brood, hatch, cover, incubate | Sit on (eggs) |
| Sounds | bruw'd |
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| Rhymes | accrued, allude, altitude, and 63 more rhymes in uwd... |
| Meaning | The young of an animal cared for at one time. |
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| Broader | animal group |
| Narrower | clutch |
| Verbs | brood |
| Meaning | Think moodily or anxiously about something. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP |
| Model | Sam and Sue brood over the results of the experiment |
| Synonyms | dwell |
| Broader | worry, care |
| Meaning | Hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing. |
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| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP |
| Model | Some big birds brood in the tree; There brood some big birds in the tree |
| Examples | "The terrible vision brooded over her all day long" |
| Synonyms | hover, loom, bulk large |
| Broader | hang |
| Meaning | Be in a huff and display one's displeasure. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s |
| Synonyms | sulk, pout |
| Narrower | grizzle, brood, stew |
| Entails | resent |
| Meaning | Be in a huff. Be silent or sullen. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP |
| Synonyms | grizzle, stew |
| Broader | sulk, pout, brood |
| Meaning | Sit on (eggs). |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s |
| Examples | "Birds brood" |
| Synonyms | hatch, cover, incubate |
| Similar to | hatch; breed, cover |
| Broader | reproduce, procreate, multiply |
| Entails | sit down, sit |
| Nouns | brooder; brood |
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