BROODED
/ˈbɹuːdɪd/
11
Scrabble
12
WWF
B(3) R(1) O(1) O(1) D(2) E(1) D(2)
NWL/TWL ✓ Collins ✓ WWF ✓
Definition
/ˈbɹuːdɪd/
verb
- To keep an egg warm to make it hatch.“In some species of birds, both the mother and father brood the eggs.”
- To protect (something that is gradually maturing); to foster.“Under the rock was a midshipman fish, brooding a mass of eggs.”
- (typically with about or over) To dwell upon moodily and at length, mainly alone.“He sat brooding about the upcoming battle, fearing the outcome.”
Source: Wiktionary
