\ ˈbru̇k 
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\Definition of brook
(Entry 1 of 2)
: creek sense 1 a babbling brook
brook
verbbrooked; brooking; brooks
Definition of brook (Entry 2 of 2)
: to stand for : tolerate he would brook no interference with his plans
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Synonyms for brook
Synonyms: Noun
- beck
- [British],
- bourn
- (or bourne),
- brooklet,
- burn
- [British],
- creek,
- gill
- [British],
- rill,
- rivulet,
- run
- [chiefly Midland],
- runlet,
- runnel,
- streamlet
Synonyms: Verb
- abide,
- absorb,
- accept,
- bear,
- bide
- [chiefly dialect],
- countenance,
- endure,
- go,
- hack,
- handle,
- meet,
- pocket,
- stand,
- stick out,
- stomach,
- support,
- sustain,
- sweat out,
- take,
- tolerate,
- wear
- [British]
Examples of brook in a Sentence
Noun
there are tiny fish and frogs in that brook Verb
I will not brook insults from my own employees.
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun The demo includes nature video clips of swans on a lake, bees buzzing and a babbling brook, where the listener feels completely transported into the scene.
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Louise Dixon, chicagotribune.com, "New device puts music in your head — no headphones required," 12 Nov. 2020 But a remnant population later was discovered in a small brook along the Nevada-Utah border.
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The Salt Lake Tribune, "Nevada dam changes give rare trout new life 115 years later," 5 Oct. 2020 But a remnant population later was discovered in a small brook along the Nevada-Utah border.
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The Salt Lake Tribune, "Nevada dam changes give rare trout new life 115 years later," 5 Oct. 2020 There are a mile and a half of walking paths along the brook, as well as pedestrian bridges and an amphitheater.
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Julie Lasky, New York Times, "Like It or Not, the Suburbs Are Changing," 16 Oct. 2020 This inexpensive sound machine features six sounds, including rain, ocean waves, heart beat, summer night, forest, and babbling brook.
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Popsci Commerce Team, Popular Science, "Sound machines to help your baby sleep," 9 Oct. 2020 Like Mountain brook, Briarwood depends on its ground game led by RB Luke Reebals, who averages 100 yards a game this season.
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Dennis Victory, al, "5 Birmingham area high school football games to watch for Week 8," 6 Oct. 2020 But a remnant population later was discovered in a small brook along the Nevada-Utah border.
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The Salt Lake Tribune, "Nevada dam changes give rare trout new life 115 years later," 5 Oct. 2020 But a remnant population later was discovered in a small brook along the Nevada-Utah border.
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The Salt Lake Tribune, "Nevada dam changes give rare trout new life 115 years later," 5 Oct. 2020 Recent Examples on the Web: Verb Anglers must catch and release all four species of the state’s wild trout, or at least six of the eight total species in Arizona: Gila, Apache, brown, brook, rainbow, grayling, cutthroat, and tiger trout.
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Erin Stone, azcentral, "A traveling ICU nurse finds peace on a fishing line in Arizona's high country," 25 May 2020 Unwilling to brook further delay, the EES enlisted Colomo and the collection’s researcher, Ben Henry, to complete it for him.
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Ariel Sabar, The Atlantic, "A Mystery at Oxford," 13 May 2020 Acton plans to seek future grants to undertake the dam removal and brook restoration, and to complete demolition of the building, with the intention of eventually creating a municipal park on the property.
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John Laidler, BostonGlobe.com, "Acton to remove River Street Dam and restore brook," 3 Mar. 2020 Keenan said Howard’s penchant for pursuing the truth brooked no obstacles.
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Mark Woolsey, ajc, "Larry Howard, who helped solve Atlanta Child Murders, dies at 91," 30 Jan. 2020 Annie and Williamina’s exasperated takedowns of the privileged Peter are particularly funny, creating a satisfying portrait of self-sufficient, loyal, high-achieving women who don’t brook nonsense.
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Washington Post, "‘Silent Sky’ tells the story of pioneering female astronomers with humor and warmth," 3 Feb. 2020 Second, euthanasia is an aggressive social pathogen that brooks no dissent.
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Wesley J. Smith, National Review, "Pressuring a Hospice to Kill," 24 Jan. 2020 At this degree of sensitivity, fingertips can find discontinuities the mind may not be able to brook.
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Virginia Heffernan, Wired, "The Unbearable Softness of Engineered Fabrics," 21 Jan. 2020 Republicans in their states are fiercely loyal to Trump and would not brook dissent.
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David M. Drucker, Washington Examiner, "The impeachment trap: Endangered Senate Republicans face peril whether they support Trump or not," 15 Jan. 2020
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brook
verbEnglish Language Learners Definition of brook (Entry 2 of 2)
: to allow (something) to exist or happen
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brook
noun\ ˈbru̇k \
\Kids Definition of brook
: a small stream
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