broody

/bɹˈudi/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. physiologically ready to incubate eggs
   “a broody hen”
2. 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

1. a domestic hen ready to brood

Synonyms for broody

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

Words that rhyme with broody

• moody
• foodie
• aboodi
• ahmoudi
• alamoudi
• baroody
• berudi
• boody
• chudy
• coody
• doody
• eudy
• howdydoody
• hudy
• judi
• judy
• ludy
• moodie
• nudey
• rhudy
• rudi
• rudie
• rudy
• ruedy
• trudie
• trudy
• tschudy
• udy
• yehudi