SpellRight › Spelling
Uncommonbrook
The correct spelling is brook.
How to pronounce brook
/bɹʊk/
verbIPA: /bɹʊk/
Say it like: Broo-k
The correct spelling is brook. To use; enjoy; have the full employment of. For example: "I will not brook any disobedience. I will brook no refusal. I will brook no impertinence."
Usage Examples
“I will not brook any disobedience. I will brook no refusal. I will brook no impertinence.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To use; enjoy; have the full employment of.
- 2.To earn; deserve.
- 3.To bear; endure; support; put up with; tolerate (usually used in the negative, with an abstract noun as object).
noun
- 1.A body of running water smaller than a river; a small stream.
- 2.A water meadow.
- 3.(in the plural) Low, marshy ground.
Similar words
Words related in meaning — check their spelling too.