BROODY


Meaning of BROODY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ bru:di ]

1.

You say that someone is broody when they are thinking a lot about something in an unhappy way.

He became very withdrawn and broody.

ADJ

2.

A broody hen is ready to lay or sit on eggs.

ADJ

3.

If you describe a young woman as broody , you mean that she wants to have a baby and she keeps thinking about it. ( BRIT INFORMAL )

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