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Rarebrooded
The correct spelling is brooded.
How to pronounce brooded
verb
IPA: /ˈbɹuːdɪd/
Say it like: Broo-ded
The correct spelling is brooded. To keep an egg warm to make it hatch. For example: "In some species of birds, both the mother and father brood the eggs."
Usage Examples
“In some species of birds, both the mother and father brood the eggs.”
“Under the rock was a midshipman fish, brooding a mass of eggs.”
“He sat brooding about the upcoming battle, fearing the outcome.”
Definition
verb
- 1.To keep an egg warm to make it hatch.
- 2.To protect (something that is gradually maturing); to foster.
- 3.(typically with about or over) To dwell upon moodily and at length, mainly alone.
- 4.To be bred.
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