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overbrooding

overbrooding is the present participle and gerund of overbrood.

Meaning of overbrood

Verb

overbrood (third-person singular simple present overbroods, present participle overbrooding, simple past and past participle overbrooded)

  1. (poetic, transitive) To brood over.

Questions about overbrooding

What is overbrooding the present participle and gerund of?
Overbrooding is the present participle and gerund of overbrood.

Words near overbrooding in the dictionary

  1. overbroils
  2. overbroke
  3. overbroken
  4. overbrood
  5. overbrooded
  6. overbrooding
  7. overbroods
  8. Overbrook
  9. overbrow
  10. overbrowed
  11. overbrowing

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