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Verb
/bro͞od/,
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brooded, past tense; brooded, past participle; broods, 3rd person singular present; brooding, present participle;
  1. Think deeply about something that makes one unhappy
    • - he brooded over his need to find a wife
  2. (of a bird) Sit on (eggs) to hatch them

  3. (of a fish, frog, or invertebrate) Hold (developing eggs) within the body

  4. (of silence, a storm, etc.) Hang or hover closely
    • - a winter storm broods over the lake
  1. (brooding) deeply or seriously thoughtful; "Byron lives on not only in his poetry, but also in his creation of the 'Byronic hero' - the persona of a brooding melancholy young man";
  2. (brooding) sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body
  3. (brooding) pensiveness: persistent morbid meditation on a problem
  4. (Brooding) Incubation is the process by which birds hatch their eggs, and to the development of the embryo within the egg. The most vital factor of incubation is the constant temperature required for its development over a specific period. ...
  5. (Brooding) Definition: The term "brooding" is used to describe hens that are sitting on eggs in the nest. Sometimes, newly hatched chicks are referred to as a hen's "brood".
  6. (Brooding) Behavior where eggs or juveniles are provided with care by the parents, such as through protection or insulation.
  7. (Brooding) Describes a complex, intense red wine with hidden nuances and glories. A brooding wine may have a hulking depth and concentration of flavor.
  8. (Brooding) Early period of growth when supplemental heat must be provided, due to the birds inability to generate enough body heat.
  9. (Brooding) Parental sitting on or over the young, as opposed to sitting on the eggs.
  10. (Brooding) Physical contact between a mother and her eggs for part or all of the incubation period of eggs.
  11. (Brooding) The behavior by parent birds of "sitting on" their nestlings in order to warm them, conceal them, or shade them. ...
  12. (Brooding) When adult birds sit on the young to keep them warm.
  13. (Brooding) care of young birds by the adult.
  14. (Brooding) in giant water bugs, brooding refers to a series of behaviors that promote the survival of offspring in the egg stage of development
  15. (Brooding) the period of the first weeks of a chicken’s life when it requires a very high standard of care including the provision of special diets and supplementary warmth.
  16. The female crustacean looks after the eggs while they develop, usually under an abdominal flap.
  17. Having the confirmed ability to breed