The meaning of BROOD is the young of an animal or a family of young; especially : the young (as of a bird or insect) hatched or cared for at one time. How to use brood in a sentence. The …

BROODED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of brood 2. to think for a long time about things that make you…. Learn more.

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To focus the attention on a subject persistently and moodily; worry: brooded about his future; brooded over the insult for several days.

Definition of brood verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [intransitive] brood (over/on/about something) to think a lot about something that makes you annoyed, anxious or …

Simple past tense and past participle of brood. Brady brooded then dismissed everything to focus on his surroundings. Jonny paced and brooded. Rodmar, for the sake of the treasure, was …

A brood is a group of young born at the same time — like a brood of chicks — but your parents might use the word for you and your siblings: "We're taking the whole brood to the movies …