brood
noun
a number of young produced or hatched at one time; a family of offspring or young.
has brooded
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present perfectof brood (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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He has brooded, hedged, dodged, vacillated, hesitated, temporized, and mulled.
From Slate ● Mar. 21, 2017
Norman Reedus’ Daryl Dixon has brooded his way into being one of the most central characters of the entire show that he gets his own epilogue in the trailer.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 14, 2015
There he has brooded over the country's shortage of dollar exchange.
From Time Magazine Archive
He has brooded for endless hours about his loss to Clinton.
From Time Magazine Archive
"The man has brooded so long over what he considers to be an injustice of God that he has lost, temporarily, his sense of proportion," said Carey to himself as he trudged, rather wearily, homeward.
From Afterwards by Kathlyn Rhodes
