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Broody

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Noun

1. brood hen, broody, broody hen, setting hen, sitter

a domestic hen ready to brood

Adjective

2. broody

physiologically ready to incubate eggs

Example Sentences:
'a broody hen'

3. brooding, broody, contemplative, meditative, musing, pensive, pondering, reflective, ruminative

deeply or seriously thoughtful

Example Sentences:
'Byron lives on not only in his poetry, but also in his creation of the 'Byronic hero' - the persona of a brooding melancholy young man'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Broody

see synonyms of broody
adjectiveWord forms: broodier or broodiest
1. 
moody; meditative; introspective
2. 
(of poultry) wishing to sit on or hatch eggs
3. informal
(of a woman) wishing to have a baby of her own

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Broody

see synonyms of broody
adjectiveWord forms: ˈbroodier or ˈbroodiest
1. 
ready to brood, as poultry
2. 
inclined to brood, or dwell moodily on one's own thoughts

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Broody

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adj. brood·i·er, brood·i·est
1.
a. Meditative or contemplative, especially in a gloomy or sullen way: the broody protagonist of a young adult novel.
b. Oppressive: “The room's air was broody and sullen, like the season's own, full of storm clouds” (Nicholas Proffitt).
2. Disposed to sit on eggs to hatch them: a broody hen.
3. Chiefly British Informal Feeling a strong desire to have a baby: “The only thing more annoying than people hinting about possible ‘wedding bells’ was the suggestion that she might be ‘getting broody’” (Elly Griffiths).

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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