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brook

How to use brook in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for brook.

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Not to mean to nitpick, but am I the only one who thought it felt jarring to hear an outdoor babbling brook, while looking at the surface of the water from... below?

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Quick take

a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river); "the creek dried up every summer"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of brook gathered in one view.

noun

a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river); "the creek dried up every summer"

verb

put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for brook.

noun

a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river); "the creek dried up every summer"

See also: creek

verb

put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"

Example sentences

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Not to mean to nitpick, but am I the only one who thought it felt jarring to hear an outdoor babbling brook, while looking at the surface of the water from... below?

2

You might characterise a fundamentalist belief in God as one that would brook no counter-argument. A stronger definition than before: "belief that something is true that accepts no evidence to the contrary".

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use brook in a sentence?

Not to mean to nitpick, but am I the only one who thought it felt jarring to hear an outdoor babbling brook, while looking at the surface of the water from... below?

What does brook mean?

a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river); "the creek dried up every summer"

What part of speech is brook?

brook is commonly used as noun, verb.