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brood

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brood in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. the young of an animal cared for at one time
    brood 
verb
  1. sit on (eggs)
    "Birds brood"; "The female covers the eggs"
    brood  hatch  cover  incubate 
  2. think moodily or anxiously about something
    brood  dwell 
  3. be in a huff; be silent or sullen
    grizzle  brood  stew 
  4. be in a huff and display one's displeasure
    "She is pouting because she didn't get what she wanted"
    sulk  pout  brood 
  5. hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing
    "The terrible vision brooded over her all day long"
    brood  hover  loom  bulk large 
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