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Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary
brood
the young of an animal cared for at one time (Freq. 10) • Hypernyms: animal group • Hyponyms: clutch
1. think moodily or anxiously about something (Freq. 5) • Syn: dwell • See Also: dwell on (for: dwell) • Hypernyms: worry, care • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s PP - Somebody ----s - Sam and Sue brood over the results of the experiment 2. hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing (Freq. 1) - The terrible vision brooded over her all day long • Syn: hover, loom, bulk large • Hypernyms: hang • Hyponyms: overshadow, dominate, eclipse • Verb Frames: - Something is ----ing PP - Some big birds brood in the tree - There brood some big birds in the tree 3. be in a huff and display one's displeasure - She is pouting because she didn't get what she wanted • Syn: sulk, pout • Derivationally related forms: pouter (for: pout), sulk (for: sulk) • Hyponyms: grizzle, stew • Entailment: resent • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s 4. be in a huff; be silent or sullen • Syn: grizzle, stew • Derivationally related forms: stew (for: stew) • Hypernyms: sulk, pout • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s - Somebody ----s PP 5. sit on (eggs) - Birds brood - The female covers the eggs • Syn: hatch, cover, incubate • Derivationally related forms: incubation (for: incubate), incubator (for: incubate), hatch (for: hatch), brooder • Hypernyms: reproduce, procreate, multiply • Verb Group: breed, cover, hatch • Entailment: sit down, sit • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s
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