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Sit Pensively Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is BROOD which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: BROOD

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199%5Exact Match!
233%8 Involves paddling on a sit-in or sit-on-top kayak
330%12Pensively

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "BROOD" which means:

    noun
  • • The young of an animal cared for at one time
  • verb
  • • Think moodily or anxiously about something
  • • Hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing
  • • Be in a huff and display one's displeasure
  • • Be in a huff; be silent or sullen
  • • Sit on (eggs)
  • adjective
  • • Kept or reared for breeding, said of animals.

An example sentence would be:

  • • "She sat in the brood of her thoughts, contemplating her next step."
  • • "The mother hen puffed out her feathers to protect her brood of chicks."

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