brood 1 of 2

verb

Definition of broodnext
as in to hatch
to cover and warm eggs as the young inside develop don't disturb the hen while she's brooding

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brood

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noun

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as in hatch

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as in swarm

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Recent Examples of brood
Verb
Godwit parents brood their chicks, alert them to danger, lead them to hiding places, and (in a dramatic and short-lived personality shift) aggressively squawk at and harry their potential predators. — Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026 This garlanded play of mind, as it is communicated through Koether’s art, has nothing heavy or brooding about it. — Barry Schwabsky, ARTnews.com, 8 Sep. 2026
Noun
The new addition to the family is set to join their brood later this year in December. — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026 Beneath Lamb’s unkempt appearance, crude manners, noxious flatulence, and stinging remarks lies one of the sharpest minds in MI5 and a man fiercely protective of his brood of misfits. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for brood
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brood
  1. hatch
  2. offspring
  3. swarm
  4. spawn
  5. progeny
  6. colony
  7. sit
  8. seed
Verb
  • Orphaned, the children are taken in by their irreverent aunt Berta, and begin a new life in the big city in a house frequented by intellectuals and where all kinds of political conspiracies are hatched.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Nvidia’s rise from an idea hatched in a booth at Denny’s to the world’s most valuable company is one of the defining business stories of the AI boom.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of hatch
Noun
  • Shunned by locals, who believe she is cursed, Eleni turns to ancient rituals to resurrect her dead offspring but instead summons malevolent folkloric creatures known as the Kalikantzari.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Researchers have hypothesized numerous ways that prenatal exercise may affect offspring.
    — Diego Hernandez-Saavedra, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of offspring
Noun
  • However, don't expect a repeat in 2026 — the next predicted Taurid fireball swarm isn't expected until 2032.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Instead of sending one expensive robot to do a job, a swarm of cheaper hopping ones could monitor water and soil, inspect oil refineries, and explore other locations that are difficult to reach.
    — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of swarm
Verb
  • Slop spawns, and Waymo’s artificially intelligent cars hum into view like two-ton rolling Rorschach tests.
    — Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
  • DeSantis also warned residents far outside the cone to watch for tornadoes, which can spawn before the core of Isaias moves ashore.
    — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of spawn
Noun
  • Otherwise, genetic defects might start to crop up among the progeny and threaten their survivability.
    — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Others criticized them for often being the progeny of Asian mothers and white fathers, as though this were somehow their fault.
    — E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of progeny
Noun
  • The island is Britain’s oldest colony after Bermuda, having received its charter in 1659 during the protectorate of Oliver Cromwell’s son Richard.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 11 Oct. 2026
  • In 1867, the British government united its North American colonies to form the Canadian Confederation, in part to deter Washington from invading Canada in retaliation for London’s assistance to the Confederacy during the Civil War.
    — Robert B. Zoellick, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of colony
Verb
  • The Tap on the Line (pictured above) is the only pub in the capital which sits directly on a tube station platform, and is one of the last remaining 19th-century stations.
    — Will Barker, TheWeek, 13 Oct. 2026
  • If weather permits, be sure to dine at Oliveto Restaurant & Lounge Bar, which sits beneath a shady grove of trees and overlooks the pool and vineyard.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of sit
Noun
  • The collection launches with Seeded Natural, an unbleached, undyed fabric that leaves the cotton’s own seeds visible in the weave.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Another factor in recent storms was a counterclockwise atmospheric spin over Central America - called a gyre - that spits out seeds of stormy weather that can form into hurricanes.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
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