Brook - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |brʊk|  American pronunciation of the word brook
Brit.  |brʊk|  British pronunciation of the word brook

noun

- a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river) (syn: creek)

verb

- put up with something or somebody unpleasant (syn: abide, bear, digest, endure, put up, stand, stick out, stomach, suffer, support, tolerate)

Extra examples

...there are tiny fish and frogs in that brook...

...I will not brook insults from my own employees....

He would brook no interruptions from subordinates.

...the musical sounds of the babbling brook...

...the raging brook of last spring is a mere streamlet now that it's July...

The brook candied with ice.

She is an alumnus of the State University of New York at Stony Brook.

The path ranges with the brook.

The mist had settled upon the hills, and unrolled itself upon brook, glade, and tarn.

He would brook no criticism, even from his beloved daughter.

...with the babble of the brook as an obbligato, we enjoyed our picnic...

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: brook
he/she/it: brooks
present participle: brooking
past tense: brooked
past participle: brooked
noun
singular: brook
plural: brooks
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