Brood - Definition

brood

n 1: the young of an animal cared for at one time
v 1: think moodily or anxiously about something [syn: brood,
dwell]
2: hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing;
"The terrible vision brooded over her all day long" [syn:
brood, hover, loom, bulk large]
3: be in a huff and display one's displeasure; "She is pouting
because she didn't get what she wanted" [syn: sulk, pout,
brood]
4: be in a huff; be silent or sullen [syn: grizzle, brood,
stew]
5: sit on (eggs); "Birds brood"; "The female covers the eggs"
[syn: brood, hatch, cover, incubate]

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