brood above

verb

To cover or seem to cover a scene; to loom over a scene, as to cast a gloomy pall.

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Meanings

verbbrood above (third-person singular simple present broods above, present participle brooding above, simple past and past participle brooded above)

present singular third person broods above · participle present brooding above · participle past brooded above · past brooded above

  1. figurativelyTo cover or seem to cover a scene; to loom over a scene, as to cast a gloomy pall.
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APA

brood above. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brood%20above

MLA

“brood above.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brood%20above. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brood above,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brood%20above.

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