brood

BrE /bruːd/ AmE /bruːd/

verb / noun en → es

1 THINK SADLY [intransitive] B2

to think about sad or worrying things for a long time, often alone and in silence

pensar tristemente, preocuparse

  • brood over something

Collocations brood over a problem · brood about someone's death

  • She spends hours brooding over her lost love.

    Pasa horas pensando tristemente en su amor perdido.

2 HATCH EGGS [intransitive] C1

to sit on eggs to keep them warm and help them develop until they hatch

incubar, poner huevos

  • brood over something

Collocations a hen brooding over her eggs · birds that brood in spring

  • The mother bird is brooding over the nest.

    La madre pájaro está incubando los huevos en el nido.

3 GROUP [noun] C1

a group of birds, especially hawks or vultures, that are together in the air

grupo de aves rapaces

  • a brood of something

Collocations a brood of hawks · a brood of vultures

  • A brood of hawks circled overhead.

    Un grupo de halcones volaba en círculos sobre nuestras cabezas.

4 CHILDREN [noun] C1

the children that a mother has at the same time or in quick succession

cría, prole

  • a brood of something

Collocations the brood of a cat · the brood of a dog

  • She had a large brood of children.

    Ella tuvo una gran prole de hijos.