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brood·y

(bro͞o′dē)

adj. brood·i·er, brood·i·est

a. Meditative; contemplative.

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.

brood′i·ness n.

broody

(ˈbruːdɪ)

adj, broodier or broodiest

1. moody; meditative; introspective

2. (Breeds) (of poultry) wishing to sit on or hatch eggs

3. informal (of a woman) wishing to have a baby of her own

ˈbroodiness n

brood•y

(ˈbru di)

adj. brood•i•er, brood•i•est.

1. moody.

2. inclined to sit on eggs: a broody hen.

[1505–15]

brood′i•ness, n.

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Noun	1.	broody - a domestic hen ready to brood brood hen, broody hen, setting hen, sitter biddy, hen - adult female chicken
Adj.	1.	broody - physiologically ready to incubate eggs; "a broody hen" oviparous - egg-laying
	2.	broody - deeply or seriously thoughtful; "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"; brooding, contemplative, meditative, musing, pensive, pondering, reflective, ruminative thoughtful - exhibiting or characterized by careful thought; "a thoughtful paper"

Translations

desiderosa di covare di avere un bambino meditabondo

broody

[ˈbruːdɪ] ADJ (broodier (compar) (broodiest (superl)))

1. [hen] → clueca [woman] → con ganas de tener hijos

2. (= pensive) → triste, melancólico

broody

[ˈbruːdi] adj

(= gloomy) → taciturne, mélancolique

[woman] (British) → en mal d'enfant

broody

adj

hen → brütig; the hen is broody → die Henne gluckt; to be feeling broody (hum inf) → den Wunsch nach einem Kind haben

person → grüblerisch; (= sad, moody) → schwerblütig

broody

[ˈbruːdɪ] adj (fig) → cupo/a e taciturno/a

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