brood

One entry found for brood.

Main Entry: ³brood
Function: verb
transitive verb
1 a : to sit on or incubate (eggs) b : to produce by or as if by incubation : HATCH
2 of a bird : to cover (young) with the wings
3 : to think anxiously or gloomily about : PONDER
intransitive verb
1 a of a bird : to brood eggs or young b : to sit quietly and thoughtfully : MEDITATE
2 : HOVER, LOOM
3 a : to dwell gloomily on a subject b : to be in a state of depression
- brood·ing·ly /'brü-di[ng]-lE/ adverb