broody

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbruːdi/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bro̅o̅′dē)

Inflections of 'broody' (adj):
broodier
adj comparative
broodiest
adj superlative
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broody adj (hen: ready to incubate eggs) (gallina)clueca adj
  llueca adj
 My hen is broody and won't let me near her eggs.
broody adj UK, informal, figurative (woman: wanting a child) (mujer)con ganas de tener hijos loc adj
  (mujer)con instinto maternal loc adj
 Jenna must be feeling broody; she keeps looking at catalogues of baby clothes.
broody adj (brooding, serious)taciturno/a, melancólico/a adj
  pensativo/a adj
  cabizbajo/a adj
 It's not easy sharing a house with two broody teenagers.
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'broody' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
Spanish:
clueca - llueca - clueco


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