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Worrying About Looking After Eggs Crossword Clue
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We've checked our database and believe the answer is
BROODING which was last seen in the The Guardian Quiptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
BROODING
Updated: October 15, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood
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About This Clues Answer
We think the answer is "BROODING" which means:
- noun
- • Sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body
- • Persistent morbid meditation on a problem adjective satellite
- • Deeply or seriously thoughtful verb
- • To keep an egg warm to make it hatch.
- • To protect (something that is gradually maturing); to foster.
- • (typically with about or over) to dwell upon moodily and at length, mainly alone.
- • To be bred. adjective
- • (of a bird) broody; incubating eggs by sitting on them.
- • Deeply or seriously thoughtful.
An example sentence would be:
- • "She sat in the corner, brooding over her failed exams."
- • "He had a brooding expression on his face as he stared out the window."
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Clue Last Found In...
| Source | #Number | Answer |
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| The Guardian Quiptic12 Nov 2018 | Down 15 | |
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