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    Synonyms and Definitions

    Use "broody" in a sentence

    broody example sentences

    broody


    1. broody as they shift about their seats like mother hens


    2. In order to conjure away Fernanda’s alleged curse, she told Aureliano Segundo that he should soak a broody hen and bury her alive under the chestnut tree, and he did it with such good faith that when he finished hiding the turned-up earth with dried leaves he already felt that he was breathing better


    3. Karan who used to be always in a broody mood at that time had been shaken up from his thoughts and he has cried out: Mom Dad


    4. They get broody, moody


    5. These people were scowling and broody, with pig-like faces and small, dark eyes


    6. There’s enough light now to make him look broody, solitary


    7. Natural instincts are lost under domestication: a remarkable instance of this is seen in those breeds of fowls which very rarely or never become "broody," that is, never wish to sit on their eggs


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    Synonyms for "broody"

    brood hen broody broody hen setting hen sitter brooding contemplative meditative musing pensive pondering reflective ruminative

    "broody" definitions

    a domestic hen ready to brood


    physiologically ready to incubate eggs


    deeply or seriously thoughtful