brooded

verb

Definition of broodednext
past tense of brood
as in sat
to cover and warm eggs as the young inside develop don't disturb the hen while she's brooding

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brooded
  1. sat
  2. spawned
  3. hatched
Verb
  • Levi Jones, a 33-year-old business owner, pulled up to Sacred Eye Tattoos in Hollywood last week and sat for eight hours getting a photorealistic black-and-white portrait of Mangione on his leg.
    Amanda Rosa, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The birthday boy and his big sister Sterling Skye, 3, each sat between one of their parents’ laps.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of sat
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  • The Indian Lake region was the hardest hit by storms that spawned nine tornadoes across the state that day.
    Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The film, which centers on a group of teen girls who share a pair of mysterious jeans, grossed $42 million worldwide and spawned a 2008 sequel.
    Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of spawned
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  • But Lively says this was hatched by a PR team hired by Baldoni.
    Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
  • The suit alleges that the financial institutions employing Zelle have caused Americans to lose hundreds of millions of dollars via scams hatched on it.
    John Tamny, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of hatched
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brood (about or over)

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brooded (about or over)

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