Overview of noun brood

The noun brood has 1 sense

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

Overview of verb brood

The verb brood has 5 senses

• brood, dwell -- (think moodily or anxiously about something)


• brood, hover, loom, bulk large -- (hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing; "The terrible vision brooded over her all day long")


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


• grizzle, brood, stew -- (be in a huff; be silent or sullen)


• brood, hatch, cover, incubate -- (sit on (eggs); "Birds brood"; "The female covers the eggs")