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Brooded

/ˈbɹuːdɪd/

To keep an egg warm to make it hatch.

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📖 Definitions of "Brooded"

verb

1
To keep an egg warm to make it hatch.
"In some species of birds, both the mother and father brood the eggs."
2
To protect (something that is gradually maturing); to foster.
"Under the rock was a midshipman fish, brooding a mass of eggs."
3
(typically with about or over) To dwell upon moodily and at length, mainly alone.
"He sat brooding about the upcoming battle, fearing the outcome."
4
To be bred.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Brooded"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
incubateverb	(transitive) To brood, raise, or maintain eggs, organisms, or living tissue through the provision of ideal environmental conditions.
oviparous	Depositing eggs that develop and hatch outside the body as a reproductive strategy.
stewverb	(transitive or intransitive or ergative) To cook (food) by slowly boiling or simmering.
grizzleverb	To make or become grey, as with age.
coververb	(transitive) To place something over or upon, as to conceal or protect.
loomverb	To appear indistinctly, e.g. when seen on the horizon or through the murk.
bulk largeverb	Synonym of loom large.
hatchverb	(transitive) To close with a hatch or hatches.
poutverb	(intransitive) To be or pretend to be ill-tempered; to sulk.
hoververb	(intransitive) To remain stationary or float in the air.
hatchingnoun	(zoology) The act of an egg hatching, eclosion.
sulkverb	(intransitive) To express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn.
worryverb	(intransitive) To be troubled; to give way to mental anxiety or doubt.
dwellverb	(intransitive, now literary) To live; to reside.
sulkedverb	(intransitive) To express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn.
agonizedverb	Alternative spelling of agonised. [Experiencing agony]
cackledverb	(intransitive) To make a sharp, broken noise or cry, as a hen or goose does.
poutedverb	(intransitive) To be or pretend to be ill-tempered; to sulk.
wallowedverb	To roll oneself about in something dirty, for example in mud.
seethedverb	(intransitive) (figurative) Of a person: to be in an agitated or angry mental state, often in a way that is not obvious to others.