1 [V] ~ (over / on / about sth) to think a lot about sth that makes you annoyed, anxious or upset:
You're not still brooding over what he said, are you?
2 [V, VN] if a bird broods, or broods its eggs, it sits on the eggs in order to HATCH them (= make the young come out of them)
noun [C+sing./pl.v.]
1 all the young birds or creatures that a mother produces at one time
2 (humorous) a large family of children:
She grew up amidst a lively brood of brothers and sisters.
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