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English noun: brood | |||
| 1. | brood (group) the young of an animal cared for at one time | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | animal group | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | clutch | ||
English verb: brood | |||
| 1. | brood (cognition) think moodily or anxiously about something | ||
| Examples | Sam and Sue brood over the results of the experiment | ||
| Synonyms | dwell | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | care, worry | ||
| 2. | brood (stative) hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing | ||
| Samples | The terrible vision brooded over her all day long. | ||
| Examples | Some big birds brood in the tree, There brood some big birds in the tree | ||
| Synonyms | bulk large, hover, loom | ||
| Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hang | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | dominate, eclipse, overshadow | ||
| 3. | brood (stative) be in a huff and display one's displeasure | ||
| Samples | She is pouting because she didn't get what she wanted. | ||
| Synonyms | pout, sulk | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | brood, grizzle, stew | ||
| Entail | resent | ||
| 4. | brood (emotion) be in a huff; be silent or sullen | ||
| Synonyms | grizzle, stew | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | brood, pout, sulk | ||
| 5. | brood (body) sit on (eggs) | ||
| Samples | Birds brood. The female covers the eggs. | ||
| Synonyms | cover, hatch, incubate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | multiply, procreate, reproduce | ||
| Entail | sit, sit down | ||
| Verb group | breed, cover, hatch | ||
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