English dictionary
brook
nounAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
verb
- put up with something or somebody unpleasant
Example sentences
the creek dried up every summer
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