broody
moody; gloomy.
inclined to sit on eggs: a broody hen.
Origin of broody
1Other words from broody
- brood·i·ness, noun
Words Nearby broody
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How to use broody in a sentence
When she finally got broody she was given seventeen eggs and allowed to settle down to the task of incubating Christmas dinners.
The Red Cow and Her Friends | Peter McArthurA broody blackbird 'chinked' anxiously, and a pigeon wheeled aside with a 'swoof.'
Lives of the Fur Folk | M. D. HavilandThe chickens may be saved either by removing them to other broody hens or by putting them in a flannel wrapping in a warm place.
Our Domestic Birds | John H. RobinsonBecause the broody hen makes a clucking noise, she is sometimes called a clucking hen.
Our Domestic Birds | John H. RobinsonThere is no way of forcing or inducing hens to become broody before they would do so of their own accord.
Our Domestic Birds | John H. Robinson
British Dictionary definitions for broody
/ (ˈbruːdɪ) /
moody; meditative; introspective
(of poultry) wishing to sit on or hatch eggs
informal (of a woman) wishing to have a baby of her own
Derived forms of broody
- broodiness, noun
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