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brooded

/ˈbruːdɪd/

/ˈbrudɪd/

Translations

broodverb

brooded

Past Simple

brooded

Past Simple

brooded

Past Participle

brooding

Gerund

/bruːd/

/brud/

ruminerAu sens de penser avec insistance à quelque chose d’angoissant ou de pénible.

She would often brood over her past mistakes, unable to let them go.

Elle ruminait souvent ses erreurs passées, incapable de les laisser derrière elle.

couverPour un oiseau qui s’assoit sur des œufs afin de les faire éclore.

The hen brooded over her eggs, keeping them warm until they hatched.

La poule couvait ses œufs, les gardant au chaud jusqu’à l’éclosion.

Synonyms

mull over

broodverb

To think deeply about something that makes one unhappy.

She would often brood over her past mistakes, unable to let them go.

To sit on eggs to hatch them.

The hen brooded over her eggs, keeping them warm until they hatched.