Definitions
a domestic hen ready to brood
Word origin
From Middle English *brody, *brodi, from Old English brōdiġ (“broody”), equivalent to brood + -y. Cognate with German brütig (“broody”).
Used in a sentence
“a broody hen”
“He didn't even give me one of his broody looks that gave nothing away about his thoughts at all (except the fact he was broody). He gave me a look I'd never seen on him before. A remorseful one.”
“Peter's doubt in his own leadership grew like fungus on his thoughts. He became broody and snapped at people. He was finding himself more and more behind a closed door. He just needed a break.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Ready to nest”6 letters
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