brood

/bruːd/

Syllables brood

Stress BROOD

Phonics Breakdown

br

/br/

consonant blend

oo

/uː/

long oo

d

/d/

clear sound

Meaning

to think deeply and unhappily; a family of young birds

Sound Reference

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br=/br/(bring) + oo=/uː/(food) + d=/d/(dog)

Example

He tends to brood over small problems.