Definitions for brood

Overview of noun brood

The noun brood has 1 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)

1. (10) brood

(the young of an animal cared for at one time)

Overview of verb brood

The verb brood has 5 senses? (first 2 from tagged texts)

1. (5) brood, dwell

(think moodily or anxiously about something)

2. (1) brood, hover, loom, bulk large

(hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing; "The terrible vision brooded over her all day long")

3. sulk, pout, brood

(be in a huff and display one's displeasure; "She is pouting because she didn't get what she wanted")

4. grizzle, brood, stew

(be in a huff; be silent or sullen)

5. brood, hatch, cover, incubate

(sit on (eggs); "Birds brood"; "The female covers the eggs")