brooded

brood

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [brood]
- /brud/
- /bruːd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [brood]
- /brud/

Definitions of brooded word

noun brooded a number of young produced or hatched at one time; a family of offspring or young. 1
noun brooded a breed, species, group, or kind: The museum exhibited a brood of monumental sculptures. 1
verb with object brooded to sit upon (eggs) to hatch, as a bird; incubate. 1
verb with object brooded (of a bird) to warm, protect, or cover (young) with the wings or body. 1
verb with object brooded to think or worry persistently or moodily about; ponder: He brooded the problem. 1
verb without object brooded to sit upon eggs to be hatched, as a bird. 1

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Origin of brooded

First appearance:

before 1000

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1000; Middle English; Old English brōd; cognate with Dutch broed, German Brut. See breed

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Parts of speech for Brooded

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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brooded popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

brooded usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for brooded

verb brooded

dunned — to make repeated and insistent demands upon, especially for the payment of a debt.
gloomed — Simple past tense and past participle of gloom.
ideated — to form an idea, thought, or image of.
incubated — Simple past tense and past participle of incubate.
intellectualized — Simple past tense and past participle of intellectualize.

noun brooded

flocked — Simple past tense and past participle of flock.

All 8 Synonyms of brooded