broody

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[ US /ˈbɹudi/ ]
[ UK /bɹˈuːdi/ ]

ADJECTIVE

physiologically ready to incubate eggs
a broody hen
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

NOUN

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How To Use broody In A Sentence

Because, I have looked into a panoramic view of those deep broody eyes a million times over the last few years.
Men, under these circumstances, would have no broody gene of their own.
broody," that is, never wish to sit on their eggs. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life. (2nd edition)
And now that Louise, 31, is 14 weeks pregnant, Posh is said to have become "broody". Dailyindia.com News Feed
With just three members to their name, this loud London trio make the kind of broody, melancholic indie that will fit comfortable between your Joy Division and Echo and The Bunnymen CDs. Angry Ape
Lopez admitted that she had been feeling broody in June this year.
Pitt had also become increasingly broody and even had a nursery built in their Beverly Hills mansion ready for an infant.
It is best to leave the broody hen with other hens for only one or two days.
We all got a bit broody. The Sun
He seems broody, his dark eyes deep and sorrowful. Times, Sunday Times

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