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noun

ˈbru̇k How to pronounce brook (audio)
Definition of brooknext
as in creek
a natural body of running water smaller than a river there are tiny fish and frogs in that brook

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verb

as in to tolerate
to put up with (something painful or difficult) I will not brook insults from my own employees

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Recent Examples of brook
Noun
Insects drone over running brooks. — ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026 Enjoy rolling up a joint and smoking it by a babbling brook or forest clearing. — Emily Earlenbaugh, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2026
Verb
Republican House Speaker Dustin Burrows promised swift action and vowed to brook no more stalling tactics from Democrats. — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2025 Currently, Nicolas Maduro, Vladimir Putin and the Kim dynasty, brooking no dissent, are devastating their countries. — Peter S. Wenz, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for brook
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brook
  1. creek
  2. tolerate
  3. stand
  4. endure
  5. accept
  6. take
  7. handle
  8. bear
Noun
  • Signs at various points along the creek urge people not to swim, boat or fish in the creek.
    — Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 13 July 2026
  • The rupture dumped nearly 13,000 barrels of heavy crude oil into a creek running through a rural pasture in Washington County, Kansas, about 150 miles (241 kilometers) northwest of Kansas City.
    — John Hanna, Chicago Tribune, 12 July 2026
Definition of creek
Verb
  • The Democratic Party, less than four months from a pivotal midterm election, is navigating a new kind of culture war over exactly what kind of behavior — from candidates and staff — the party should tolerate.
    — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 15 July 2026
  • Engineers also incorporated seismic protection features that allow the bridge to better tolerate ground movement, an essential requirement in one of the world’s most seismically active regions.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 14 July 2026
Definition of tolerate
Verb
  • Every child deserves security, dignity, and a community that stands fiercely in their defense.
    — S.E. Jenkins, CBS News, 14 July 2026
  • All while the other competitor in the arena, Matt Kuchar, stood and waited, with the biggest round of his life on the line.
    — Brody Miller, New York Times, 14 July 2026
Definition of stand
Verb
  • Not bad considering his fight to find feel after missing most of last year with injuries and enduring a five-start slump from the end of May through the middle of June.
    — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026
  • Hughes employs this as another piece of his development philosophy — similar to the battle days Kennedy endured in high school.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026
Definition of endure
Verb
  • That establishment Democrats didn’t accept him made his candidacy even more appealing.
    — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 15 July 2026
  • Guild will accept applicants with credit scores as low as 540, whereas many lenders require a credit score of 620 or higher.
    — Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 15 July 2026
Definition of accept
Verb
  • Asking for help is a sign of strength, and taking that first step can put you on the path to feeling better.
    — Barton Goldsmith, AJC.com, 15 July 2026
  • Medically assisted suicide generally involves a patient voluntarily taking lethal medication prescribed by a doctor.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 July 2026
Definition of take
Verb
  • The groomer parks in your driveway or at your curb, brings your dog into the vehicle and handles the full appointment on-site.
    — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026
  • Demonstrators raised concerns that Levin-Richmond Terminal is ill equipped to handle the raw sugar.
    — Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
Definition of handle
Verb
  • The Democrat from Menlo Park then looked at the ones his son Kaiden, who was born last July, was using.
    — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
  • That could usher in the company’s next phase of growth, which bears little resemblance to the initial premise behind the business.
    — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of bear

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