What is another word for Brooking?

Pronunciation: [bɹˈʊkɪŋ] (IPA)

Brooking is a verb that means to tolerate, endure or put up with something. It is often used in contexts where someone is showing patience in the face of provocation, opposition or discomfort. Synonyms for brooking include bearing, enduring, suffering, tolerating, accepting, putting up with, accommodating, and standing. In some cases, brooking may also be associated with giving in or submitting to someone or something, so synonyms like yielding, submitting, and conceding may also be relevant. Ultimately, the choice of synonym will depend on the context and the specific shades of meaning that the writer or speaker wants to convey.

Usage examples for Brooking

This man, of the name of Texeira, was of low birth; but, by various acts of a doubtful nature, had ingratiated himself into his sovereign's favour; presuming on which, he frequently behaved in an impertinent manner towards the nobles of the Court, who, ill-Brooking such behaviour, bore a determined hatred towards him.
"The Prime Minister"
W.H.G. Kingston
In a verse of seauen, either vpon the fourth or none at all, the meeter very ill Brooking any pause.
"The Arte of English Poesie"
George Puttenham
The older sister knew that beneath that surface reserve was a passionate nature, Brooking no restraint when once it overleaped the bounds of her Puritan self-control.
"Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1902 to 1903"
Lucy Maud Montgomery

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