piekeren — meaning in English

English meaning

• brood noun A group of young animals, especially birds, hatched or raised together.
• fret verb To worry or feel anxious about something.

Senses

piekeren is used for these senses in English:

• brood (intransitive) (typically with over, on or about) To dwell upon moodily and at length, mainly alone.
• fret (ambitransitive) To be chafed or irritated; to be angry or vexed; to utter peevish expressions through irritation or worry.

brood — full definition

1. noun A group of young animals, especially birds, hatched or raised together.
2. noun Informal term for the children of one family.
3. verb Of a bird, to sit on eggs to keep them warm until they hatch.
4. verb To dwell unhappily on one's thoughts, often alone.

fret — full definition

1. verb To worry or feel anxious about something.
2. noun One of the raised ridges across the neck of a guitar or similar instrument, used to mark finger positions.

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