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- verb Present participle of
brook .Allowing or putting up with.
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Examples
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-- I don't know exactly the meaning of "brooking" anything, but I know I wept enough tears of annoyance to form a decent "brook" of themselves!
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, November 19, 1892 Various 1876
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His lips descended on hers, his rough kiss brooking no refusal.
Dreams of a Dark Warrior Kresley Cole 2011
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They sanctimoniously aver that we defeated Al Qaeda, like a commonplace truth brooking no argument.
Michael Vlahos: Did We Lose the War? Michael Vlahos 2011
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Intent on being as bold, brash and undeterred as possible and brooking little nay-saying from any quarter, she even felt free to jump the gun on movies made by directors whom she championed.
David Finkle: Easy Reader: Kellow's Pauline Kael: A Life in the Dark Throws Radiant Light on the Renowned Movie Critic David Finkle 2011
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They sanctimoniously aver that we defeated Al Qaeda, like a commonplace truth brooking no argument.
Michael Vlahos: Did We Lose the War? Michael Vlahos 2011
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Intent on being as bold, brash and undeterred as possible and brooking little nay-saying from any quarter, she even felt free to jump the gun on movies made by directors whom she championed.
David Finkle: Easy Reader: Kellow's Pauline Kael: A Life in the Dark Throws Radiant Light on the Renowned Movie Critic David Finkle 2011
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Intent on being as bold, brash and undeterred as possible and brooking little nay-saying from any quarter, she even felt free to jump the gun on movies made by directors whom she championed.
David Finkle: Easy Reader: Kellow's Pauline Kael: A Life in the Dark Throws Radiant Light on the Renowned Movie Critic David Finkle 2011
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His lips descended on hers, his rough kiss brooking no refusal.
Dreams of a Dark Warrior Kresley Cole 2011
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Intent on being as bold, brash and undeterred as possible and brooking little nay-saying from any quarter, she even felt free to jump the gun on movies made by directors whom she championed.
David Finkle: Easy Reader: Kellow's Pauline Kael: A Life in the Dark Throws Radiant Light on the Renowned Movie Critic David Finkle 2011
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Blessed with an ability few in the history of the game have ever been able to match, he has focused solely on translating it into the largest number of runs he can for his team, eschewing all other priorities and brooking no distractions.
Tendulkar the Terrific Richard Lord 2010
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