English / phrasal verb
Brood on
MEANING IN ENGLISH
To think deeply and persistently about an upsetting, depressing, or worrying matter.
In context
01
Rather than brood on past environmental degradation, coastal communities began restoring mangrove buffers.
02
The expedition leader sat by the bow to brood on the mysterious decline of the local sea otter population.
Synonyms
ruminate on,dwell upon,ponder
Antonyms
ignore,disregard,overlook
Collocations
brood on losses,brood on failures,brood on climate disasters