Brood

Brood Definition

To think about something at length, especially in a troubled, resentful, or morbid way.

This introspective sense is less common in everyday speech but remains established in literary and formal writing.

Brood is a verb.

Brood has high GRE relevance.

Brood Synonyms

dwell , mull , obsess , ruminate

How To Use Brood In A Sentence

1. She continued to brood over the criticism long after the meeting had ended.
2. Instead of brooding about the failure, he analyzed what had gone wrong.
3. The novel follows a solitary man who broods on his past mistakes.