verb🔗ShareCouverTo keep an egg warm to make it hatch."In some species of birds, both the mother and father brood the eggs."Chez certaines espèces d'oiseaux, la mère et le père couvent les œufs.animalbiologybirdnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareProtéger, favoriserTo protect (something that is gradually maturing); to foster."Under the rock was a midshipman fish, brooding a mass of eggs."Sous le rocher se trouvait un poisson, protégeant une masse d'œufs.biologyanimalplantChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRuminer, méditer(typically with about or over) To dwell upon moodily and at length, mainly alone."He sat brooding about the upcoming battle, fearing the outcome."Il était assis, ruminant la bataille à venir, craignant l'issue.mindemotioncharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareÊtre couvéTo be bred."The farmer brooded chickens for their meat production. "L'agriculteur a couvé des poulets pour leur production de viande.animalbiologyorganismChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading