15
hatch(verb, plan, create, sulk)
10
brood(verb, plan, produce, create, breed)
8
nurture(verb, hatch)
7
breed(verb, plan, produce, create, emerge)
6
cover
4
sit
4
ponder
3
pout
3
ruminate over
2
muse
2
set(verb, plan, produce, create, breed)
2
dwell on
2
compensate
2
concoct(verb, plan, produce, create, breed)
2
fret
2
grieve
2
enshroud
2
extend
2
gestate
2
grizzle
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