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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
Temescal Gateway Park is a 141-acre expanse in Pacific Palisades that features a babbling brook, oak and sycamore canyons and trails that zigzag up the mountains, providing views of the Pacific Ocean and its coastline. — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026 There's one spot on Richard's land where the Guadalupe slows to a babbling brook at the base of a tree. — Bo Evans, CBS News, 2 July 2026
Verb
But both men were ruthless in centralizing political control, brooking no dissent and crushing civil liberties, like free speech. — Peter Leyden, Big Think, 7 Oct. 2025 The genius of the people will ill brook the inquisitive and peremptory spirit of excise laws. — Marie Sapirie, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 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
  • Her body was found by a fisherman trolling beneath a bridge on the bank of a creek in Montague County, which is about 70 miles northwest of downtown Fort Worth, police told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
    — Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2026
  • In winter, several migratory duck species spend the season on its clear-flowing creeks and ponds, including beaver ponds.
    — Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of creek
Verb
  • Nathan is offended and starts going on his usual rant about not tolerating disrespect toward his family.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Coaches are supposed to tell their players every season that hazing is wrong and won’t be tolerated.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of tolerate
Verb
  • Outdoor bars and pop-up tasting stands peppered the festival grounds, offering adult libations to the 21-and-over crowd dancing, moshing and rocking out all weekend.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Before the speaker’s podium stood a vase filled with white roses; to the right, a large photograph of the deceased.
    — Peter E. Gordon, The New York Review of Books, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of stand
Verb
  • The companies and economies that endure will be the ones that can balance growth, resilience and sustainability—and change before outside pressure forces them to.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The play is a gently unfolding, calmly delivered tale of the decades of horrors endured by a real-life person named Eddie Jaku.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of endure
Verb
  • Businesses will need to accept digital euros, in-store and online, by 2029.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
  • An unanswered offer is treated as accepted after 15 business days, with payment issued by company check.
    — Kaitlyn Gomez, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of accept
Verb
  • Chandler primarily uses his guitars to produce radar sweeps of drone, which allows Schwendener’s bass to take full responsibility for Beat’s melodies.
    — Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Then last year, during the mass federal government turnover, Brower took a buyout from her job as a public health consultant, and Simone said their position with the General Services Administration was eliminated.
    — KYLE MELNICK THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of take
Verb
  • The size of the award points to a sustained requirement for interceptors capable of handling multiple threats.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Licensing and brand consultancy Black White Orange (BWO) is handling fan engagement, consumer experiences and promotional activations, and Happening 365 Synergies is advising on strategy and the market.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of handle
Verb
  • Mabel Painter, 17, was born in 2009, and Nixie Barbara, 10, was born in 2016.
    — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
  • On a vaporetto in Venice’s Grand Canal in late May, I was forced to admit that my quest to uncover the mysteries of Northern Italy’s famed chicories bore the hallmarks of a goose chase.
    — Tamar Adler, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2026
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