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brood

(br/u/d )

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

source: wordnet30
The young birds hatched at one time; a hatch; as, a brood of chickens.(noun)

source: webster1913

think moodily or anxiously about something(verb.cognition)

Synonym:
dwell

source: wordnet30
hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing(verb.stative)

Example:
The terrible vision brooded over her all day long.

Synonym:
bulk large, hover, loom

source: wordnet30
be in a huff and display one's displeasure(verb.stative)

Synonym:
pout, sulk

source: wordnet30
be in a huff; be silent or sullen(verb.emotion)

Synonym:
grizzle, stew

source: wordnet30
sit on (eggs)(verb.body)

Example:
Birds brood.

Synonym:
cover, hatch, incubate

source: wordnet30
To sit on and cover eggs, as a fowl, for the purpose of warming them and hatching the young; or to sit over and cover young, as a hen her chickens, in order to warm and protect them; hence, to sit quietly, as if brooding.(verb)

source: webster1913
To sit over, cover, and cherish; as, a hen broods her chickens.(verb)

source: webster1913

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