broodest

Verb

brood (third-person singular simple present broods, present participle brooding, simple past and past participle brooded)

1. (transitive) To keep an egg warm to make it hatch.
   • In some species of birds, both the mother and father brood the eggs.
2. (transitive) To protect (something that is gradually maturing); to foster.
   • Under the rock was a midshipman fish, brooding a mass of eggs.
3. (intransitive) (typically with over, on or about) To dwell upon one's thoughts moodily and at length, mainly alone.
   • He sat brooding over the upcoming battle, fearing the outcome.
4. (intransitive) To be bred.

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