brood English

Meaning brood meaning

What does brood mean?

brood

— noun the young of an animal cared for at one time

— verb think moodily or anxiously about something

— verb hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing The terrible vision brooded over her all day long

— verb (= cover) sit on (eggs) Birds brood The female covers the eggs

— verb (= grizzle) be in a huff; be silent or sullen

— verb (= pout) be in a huff and display one's displeasure She is pouting because she didn't get what she wanted

Synonyms brood synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as brood?

brood English » English

hatch

incubate

sit on eggs

litter

worry

sulk

pout

think

breed

ponder

clutch

stew

reflect

nest

loom

hover

flock

family

dwell

cover

bulk large

tribe

stud

stock

sit

race

progeny

offspring

nurture

mull

lower

keep still

issue

grizzle

generation

flight

covey

wonder

wedge

troop

trip

train

tittering

tiding

team

swarm

study

string

strain

speculate

Topics brood topics

What do people use brood to talk about?

Universe, creation Animal

Animal life cycle

• What words refer to a young animal?
  young puppy cub foal kid kitten lamb litter chick brood fledgling larva roe

Universe, creation Animal

Animal group

• What words refer to a group of baby animals?
  brood clutch (of eggs) kit litter (of kittens) farrow (of pigs)

Language and thought Think Mind

Think about

• What words refer to thinking about something for a period of time?
  think about brood cogitate consider give consideration to contemplate meditate muse mull over occupy your mind ponder reconsider reflect reflection ruminate speculate study weigh wonder go around in your mind do some thinking keep your mind on have something on your mind deduce deduction induction inductive logic apply yourself pay attention bethink conclude observe process reason theorize

Language and thought Emotion Feel bad Afraid

Worried

• What words refer to feeling worried?
  worry (v) feel worried be worried feel anxious be anxious be afraid feel afraid feel scared feel unsure agonize over wonder what is going to happen uneasy fret brood lose sleep not like the look of not like the sound of

Social behavior Relationships Kinship Related by birth

Son, daughter

• What words refer to all your children?
  children family issue brood

Conjugation brood conjugation

How do you conjugate brood?

brood · verb

Present I brood

Positive I brood

Singular

1st person I brood

2nd person you brood

3rd person he/she/it broods

Plural

1st person we brood

2nd person you brood

3rd person they brood

Negative I don't brood

Singular

1st person I don't brood I do not brood

2nd person you don't brood you do not brood

3rd person he/she/it doesn't brood he/she/it does not brood

Plural

1st person we don't brood we do not brood

2nd person you don't brood you do not brood

3rd person they don't brood they do not brood

Question do I brood?

Singular

1st person do I brood?

2nd person do you brood?

3rd person does he/she/it brood?

Plural

1st person do we brood?

2nd person do you brood?

3rd person do they brood?

Negative question don't I brood?

Singular

1st person don't I brood? do I not brood?

2nd person don't you brood? do you not brood?

3rd person doesn't he/she/it brood? does he/she/it not brood?

Plural

1st person don't we brood? do we not brood?

2nd person don't you brood? do you not brood?

3rd person don't they brood? do they not brood?

Past I brooded

Positive I brooded

Singular

1st person I brooded

2nd person you brooded

3rd person he/she/it brooded

Plural

1st person we brooded

2nd person you brooded

3rd person they brooded

Negative I didn't brood

Singular

1st person I didn't brood I did not brood

2nd person you didn't brood you did not brood

3rd person he/she/it didn't brood he/she/it did not brood

Plural

1st person we didn't brood we did not brood

2nd person you didn't brood you did not brood

3rd person they didn't brood they did not brood

Question did I brood?

Singular

1st person did I brood?

2nd person did you brood?

3rd person did he/she/it brood?

Plural

1st person did we brood?

2nd person did you brood?

3rd person did they brood?

Negative question didn't I brood?

Singular

1st person didn't I brood? did I not brood?

2nd person didn't you brood? did you not brood?

3rd person didn't he/she/it brood? did he/she/it not brood?

Plural

1st person didn't we brood? did we not brood?

2nd person didn't you brood? did you not brood?

3rd person didn't they brood? did they not brood?

Future I'll brood

Positive I'll brood

Singular

1st person I'll brood I will brood

2nd person you'll brood you will brood

3rd person he/she/it'll brood he/she/it will brood

Plural

1st person we'll brood we will brood

2nd person you'll brood you will brood

3rd person they'll brood they will brood

Negative I won't brood

Singular

1st person I won't brood I will not brood

2nd person you won't brood you will not brood

3rd person he/she/it won't brood he/she/it will not brood

Plural

1st person we won't brood we will not brood

2nd person you won't brood you will not brood

3rd person they won't brood they will not brood

Question will I brood?

Singular

1st person will I brood?

2nd person will you brood?

3rd person will he/she/it brood?

Plural

1st person will we brood?

2nd person will you brood?

3rd person will they brood?

Negative question won't I brood?

Singular

1st person won't I brood? will I not brood?

2nd person won't you brood? will you not brood?

3rd person won't he/she/it brood? will he/she/it not brood?

Plural

1st person won't we brood? will we not brood?

2nd person won't you brood? will you not brood?

3rd person won't they brood? will they not brood?

Conditional I'd brood

Positive I'd brood

Singular

1st person I'd brood I would brood

2nd person you'd brood you would brood

3rd person he/she/it'd brood he/she/it would brood

Plural

1st person we'd brood we would brood

2nd person you'd brood you would brood

3rd person they'd brood they would brood

Negative I wouldn't brood

Singular

1st person I wouldn't brood I would not brood

2nd person you wouldn't brood you would not brood

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't brood he/she/it would not brood

Plural

1st person we wouldn't brood we would not brood

2nd person you wouldn't brood you would not brood

3rd person they wouldn't brood they would not brood

Question would I brood?

Singular

1st person would I brood?

2nd person would you brood?

3rd person would he/she/it brood?

Plural

1st person would we brood?

2nd person would you brood?

3rd person would they brood?

Negative question wouldn't I brood?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I brood? would I not brood?

2nd person wouldn't you brood? would you not brood?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it brood? would he/she/it not brood?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we brood? would we not brood?

2nd person wouldn't you brood? would you not brood?

3rd person wouldn't they brood? would they not brood?

Present continuous I'm brooding

Positive I'm brooding

Singular

1st person I'm brooding I am brooding

2nd person you're brooding you are brooding

3rd person he/she/it's brooding he/she/it is brooding

Plural

1st person we're brooding we are brooding

2nd person you're brooding you are brooding

3rd person they're brooding they are brooding

Negative I'm not brooding

Singular

1st person I'm not brooding I am not brooding

2nd person you aren't brooding you're not brooding you are not brooding

3rd person he/she/it isn't brooding he/she/it's not brooding he/she/it is not brooding

Plural

1st person we aren't brooding we're not brooding we are not brooding

2nd person you aren't brooding you're not brooding you are not brooding

3rd person they aren't brooding they're not brooding they are not brooding

Question am I brooding?

Singular

1st person am I brooding?

2nd person are you brooding?

3rd person is he/she/it brooding?

Plural

1st person are we brooding?

2nd person are you brooding?

3rd person are they brooding?

Negative question aren't I brooding?

Singular

1st person aren't I brooding? am I not brooding?

2nd person aren't you brooding? are you not brooding?

3rd person isn't he/she/it brooding? is he/she/it not brooding?

Plural

1st person aren't we brooding? are we not brooding?

2nd person aren't you brooding? are you not brooding?

3rd person aren't they brooding? are they not brooding?

Past continuous I was brooding

Positive I was brooding

Singular

1st person I was brooding

2nd person you were brooding

3rd person he/she/it was brooding

Plural

1st person we were brooding

2nd person you were brooding

3rd person they were brooding

Negative I wasn't brooding

Singular

1st person I wasn't brooding I was not brooding

2nd person you weren't brooding you were not brooding

3rd person he/she/it wasn't brooding he/she/it was not brooding

Plural

1st person we weren't brooding we were not brooding

2nd person you weren't brooding you were not brooding

3rd person they weren't brooding they were not brooding

Question was I brooding?

Singular

1st person was I brooding?

2nd person were you brooding?

3rd person was he/she/it brooding?

Plural

1st person were we brooding?

2nd person were you brooding?

3rd person were they brooding?

Negative question wasn't I brooding?

Singular

1st person wasn't I brooding? was I not brooding?

2nd person weren't you brooding? were you not brooding?

3rd person wasn't he/she/it brooding? was he/she/it not brooding?

Plural

1st person weren't we brooding? were we not brooding?

2nd person weren't you brooding? were you not brooding?

3rd person weren't they brooding? were they not brooding?

Future continuous I'll be brooding

Positive I'll be brooding

Singular

1st person I'll be brooding I will be brooding

2nd person you'll be brooding you will be brooding

3rd person he/she/it'll be brooding he/she/it will be brooding

Plural

1st person we'll be brooding we will be brooding

2nd person you'll be brooding you will be brooding

3rd person they'll be brooding they will be brooding

Negative I won't be brooding

Singular

1st person I won't be brooding I will not be brooding

2nd person you won't be brooding you will not be brooding

3rd person he/she/it won't be brooding he/she/it will not be brooding

Plural

1st person we won't be brooding we will not be brooding

2nd person you won't be brooding you will not be brooding

3rd person they won't be brooding they will not be brooding

Question will I be brooding?

Singular

1st person will I be brooding?

2nd person will you be brooding?

3rd person will he/she/it be brooding?

Plural

1st person will we be brooding?

2nd person will you be brooding?

3rd person will they be brooding?

Negative question won't I be brooding?

Singular

1st person won't I be brooding? will I not be brooding?

2nd person won't you be brooding? will you not be brooding?

3rd person won't he/she/it be brooding? will he/she/it not be brooding?

Plural

1st person won't we be brooding? will we not be brooding?

2nd person won't you be brooding? will you not be brooding?

3rd person won't they be brooding? will they not be brooding?

Conditional continuous I'd be brooding

Positive I'd be brooding

Singular

1st person I'd be brooding I would be brooding

2nd person you'd be brooding you would be brooding

3rd person he/she/it'd be brooding he/she/it would be brooding

Plural

1st person we'd be brooding we would be brooding

2nd person you'd be brooding you would be brooding

3rd person they'd be brooding they would be brooding

Negative I wouldn't be brooding

Singular

1st person I wouldn't be brooding I would not be brooding

2nd person you wouldn't be brooding you would not be brooding

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be brooding he/she/it would not be brooding

Plural

1st person we wouldn't be brooding we would not be brooding

2nd person you wouldn't be brooding you would not be brooding

3rd person they wouldn't be brooding they would not be brooding

Question would I be brooding?

Singular

1st person would I be brooding?

2nd person would you be brooding?

3rd person would he/she/it be brooding?

Plural

1st person would we be brooding?

2nd person would you be brooding?

3rd person would they be brooding?

Negative question wouldn't I be brooding?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I be brooding? would I not be brooding?

2nd person wouldn't you be brooding? would you not be brooding?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be brooding? would he/she/it not be brooding?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we be brooding? would we not be brooding?

2nd person wouldn't you be brooding? would you not be brooding?

3rd person wouldn't they be brooding? would they not be brooding?

Present perfect I've brooded

Positive I've brooded

Singular

1st person I've brooded I have brooded

2nd person you've brooded you have brooded

3rd person he/she/it's brooded he/she/it has brooded

Plural

1st person we've brooded we have brooded

2nd person you've brooded you have brooded

3rd person they've brooded they have brooded

Negative I haven't brooded

Singular

1st person I haven't brooded I have not brooded

2nd person you haven't brooded you have not brooded

3rd person he/she/it hasn't brooded he/she/it has not brooded

Plural

1st person we haven't brooded we have not brooded

2nd person you haven't brooded you have not brooded

3rd person they haven't brooded they have not brooded

Question have I brooded?

Singular

1st person have I brooded?

2nd person have you brooded?

3rd person has he/she/it brooded?

Plural

1st person have we brooded?

2nd person have you brooded?

3rd person have they brooded?

Negative question haven't I brooded?

Singular

1st person haven't I brooded? have I not brooded?

2nd person haven't you brooded? have you not brooded?

3rd person hasn't he/she/it brooded? has he/she/it not brooded?

Plural

1st person haven't we brooded? have we not brooded?

2nd person haven't you brooded? have you not brooded?

3rd person haven't they brooded? have they not brooded?

Past perfect I had brooded

Positive I had brooded

Singular

1st person I had brooded

2nd person you had brooded

3rd person he/she/it had brooded

Plural

1st person we had brooded

2nd person you had brooded

3rd person they had brooded

Negative I hadn't brooded

Singular

1st person I hadn't brooded I had not brooded

2nd person you hadn't brooded you had not brooded

3rd person he/she/it hadn't brooded he/she/it had not brooded

Plural

1st person we hadn't brooded we had not brooded

2nd person you hadn't brooded you had not brooded

3rd person they hadn't brooded they had not brooded

Question had I brooded?

Singular

1st person had I brooded?

2nd person had you brooded?

3rd person had he/she/it brooded?

Plural

1st person had we brooded?

2nd person had you brooded?

3rd person had they brooded?

Negative question hadn't I brooded?

Singular

1st person hadn't I brooded? had I not brooded?

2nd person hadn't you brooded? had you not brooded?

3rd person hadn't he/she/it brooded? had he/she/it not brooded?

Plural

1st person hadn't we brooded? had we not brooded?

2nd person hadn't you brooded? had you not brooded?

3rd person hadn't they brooded? had they not brooded?

Future perfect I'll have brooded

Positive I'll have brooded

Singular

1st person I'll have brooded I will have brooded

2nd person you'll have brooded you will have brooded

3rd person he/she/it'll have brooded he/she/it will have brooded

Plural

1st person we'll have brooded we will have brooded

2nd person you'll have brooded you will have brooded

3rd person they'll have brooded they will have brooded

Negative I won't have brooded

Singular

1st person I won't have brooded I will not have brooded

2nd person you won't have brooded you will not have brooded

3rd person he/she/it won't have brooded he/she/it will not have brooded

Plural

1st person we won't have brooded we will not have brooded

2nd person you won't have brooded you will not have brooded

3rd person they won't have brooded they will not have brooded

Question +'ll I have brooded?

Singular

1st person +'ll I have brooded? will I have brooded?

2nd person +'ll you have brooded? will you have brooded?

3rd person +'ll he/she/it have brooded? will he/she/it have brooded?

Plural

1st person +'ll we have brooded? will we have brooded?

2nd person +'ll you have brooded? will you have brooded?

3rd person +'ll they have brooded? will they have brooded?

Negative question won't I have brooded?

Singular

1st person won't I have brooded? will I not have brooded?

2nd person won't you have brooded? will you not have brooded?

3rd person won't he/she/it have brooded? will he/she/it not have brooded?

Plural

1st person won't we have brooded? will we not have brooded?

2nd person won't you have brooded? will you not have brooded?

3rd person won't they have brooded? will they not have brooded?

Conditional perfect I'd have brooded

Positive I'd have brooded

Singular

1st person I'd have brooded I would have brooded

2nd person you'd have brooded you would have brooded

3rd person he/she/it'd have brooded he/she/it would have brooded

Plural

1st person we'd have brooded we would have brooded

2nd person you'd have brooded you would have brooded

3rd person they'd have brooded they would have brooded

Negative I wouldn't have brooded

Singular

1st person I wouldn't have brooded I would not have brooded

2nd person you wouldn't have brooded you would not have brooded

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have brooded he/she/it would not have brooded

Plural

1st person we wouldn't have brooded we would not have brooded

2nd person you wouldn't have brooded you would not have brooded

3rd person they wouldn't have brooded they would not have brooded

Question would I have brooded?

Singular

1st person would I have brooded?

2nd person would you have brooded?

3rd person would he/she/it have brooded?

Plural

1st person would we have brooded?

2nd person would you have brooded?

3rd person would they have brooded?

Negative question wouldn't I have brooded?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I have brooded? would I not have brooded?

2nd person wouldn't you have brooded? would you not have brooded?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have brooded? would he/she/it not have brooded?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we have brooded? would we not have brooded?

2nd person wouldn't you have brooded? would you not have brooded?

3rd person wouldn't they have brooded? would they not have brooded?

Imperative brood!

Positive

you brood!

we let's brood!

Negative

you don't brood!

we let's not brood!

Examples brood examples

How do I use brood in a sentence?

Simple sentences

The hen keeps her brood under her.

Movie subtitles

Brood mares.

Anna, you brood too much.

I fight one day, then brood for two.

I'm not one to brood, but you must have noticed my concern in the carriage.

I'm taking him back to Port Royal and hanging him on the. dock in chains. and there he'll dangle to brood on his crimes till he's stoned to death.

It's tragic, but you mustn't let yourself brood over it.

My brood's scattered.

But it's insane to brood for 3 years.

I got a strong brood odor, like in the New Mexico nest!

I see you got two more peeps to your brood.

What is it when you brood about him?

Don't brood.

Don't brood like that. It's not like you're. I've had it.

You must have quite a brood of girls back home.

Get lost, devil's brood!

The wild pigeons that brood among the steep cliffs have lost all shyness against us.

Ours had to be a brood of lily-Livered titmice.

Sit down. The alcohol is starting to ramble, and the result is the secret brood or the huckleberry hooch.

Oh, the brood.

It's a lovely brood.

A place to raise their little brood, eh? Well, I suppose, in time. Of course!

Look, you have no right to brood, Harry.

You brood on your illness, but it's just an illness, like any other.

Brood on it, will you. Brood on it.

Oh, Herman. You're so forceful, and you're such a marvelous husband and father to your little brood.

Harry. I'm not one to brood, but you must have noticed my concern in the carriage.

Place to raise their little brood, eh?

She's gone away somewhere to brood.

You think every woman is just another brood hen, don't you?

He's put the brood in his shirt.

We all brood over problems that are in the head.

Don 't brood!

I brood, but if you notice, it's not always about money.

It isn't good for you to sit out there alone and brood so much!

ENTRANCE NOT FOR EVERYBODY) this carefully preserved optimism of the middle classes, this fat and prosperous brood of mediocrity.

Wants me to see one of his brood mares then asked if I'd bring Roly Partridge.

The entire brood, and Mr Dimmock.

News and current affairs

The Council included the surviving royal princes of the 43 sons of Ibn Saud, the Kingdom's founder, and the sons of their deceased brothers - for example, the late King Faisal's brood.