Main Entry: ³brood

Function: verb

Date: 15th century

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 : ponderintransitive 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 \ˈbrü-diŋ-lē\ adverb