brood

/bɹˈud/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

verb

1. think moodily or anxiously about something
2. hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing
   “The terrible vision brooded over her all day long”
3. be in a huff and display one's displeasure
   “She is pouting because she didn't get what she wanted”
4. be in a huff; be silent or sullen
5. sit on (eggs)
   “Birds brood”

noun

1. the young of an animal cared for at one time

Synonyms for brood

• dwell
• hover
• loom
• bulk large
• sulk
• pout
• grizzle
• stew
• hatch
• cover
• incubate

Words that rhyme with brood

• crude
• conclude
• exclude
• nude
• rude
• subdued
• attitude
• include
• intrude
• latitude
• prelude
• altitude
• amplitude
• elude
• food
• interlude
• magnitude
• mood
• multitude
• protrude
• solitude
• dude
• exude
• feud
• ineptitude
• lewd
• obtrude
• preclude
• pursued
• shrewd