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(of a bird) Broody; incubating eggs by sitting on them. / Deeply or seriously thoughtful.

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brooding

Source Word

brooding

IPA(Pronunciation)

Adjective

of a bird

(of a bird) Broody; incubating eggs by sitting on them. / Deeply or seriously thoughtful.

Japanese Meaning

（鳥が）抱卵している状態、卵を温めている / 深く、または真剣に思索している

The brooding hen would not leave the nest even when the farmer approached.

その抱卵している雌鶏は、農夫が近づいても巣を離れなかった。

Sense（1）

(of a bird) Broody; incubating eggs by sitting on them.

A brooding hen can be aggressive.

Sense（2）

Deeply or seriously thoughtful.

You like T. S. Eliot's "The Waste Land"? You must be so brooding and deep.

more brooding

（ comparative ）

most brooding

（ superlative ）