[{"word":"brooded","phonetic":"/ˈbɹuːdɪd/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈbɹuːdɪd/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To keep an egg warm to make it hatch.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"In some species of birds, both the mother and father brood the eggs."},{"definition":"To protect (something that is gradually maturing); to foster.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Under the rock was a midshipman fish, brooding a mass of eggs."},{"definition":"(typically with about or over) To dwell upon moodily and at length, mainly alone.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"He sat brooding about the upcoming battle, fearing the outcome."},{"definition":"To be bred.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/brood","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/brooded"]}]