English Dictionary

broody

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈbɹuːdi/

形容詞

Of birds: sitting persistently and protectively on a nest, in order to hatch eggs. / Of any creature or person: showing an interest in raising young. / Brooding, dwelling upon one's thoughts; moody.

日本語の意味

（鳥などが）ひたすらに巣に座って卵を温める、いわゆる抱卵の状態 / 子を育てる意欲がある、養育本能を示す状態 / 物思いにふけり、憂鬱な気分に浸る、内省的な様子

The broody hen refused to leave the nest even when we cleaned the coop.

卵を抱いている雌鶏は、小屋を掃除しても巣を離れませんでした。

意味（1）

Of birds: sitting persistently and protectively on a nest, in order to hatch eggs.

a broody hen

意味（2）

Of any creature or person: showing an interest in raising young.

“Clayton's getting so broody. This might help put things into perspective for him. I want a family, but I need to establish my career first. I'm not in a rush,Clayton countered. You practically teared up at the sight of Serena's tiny socks the other day. You've got baby fever bad."

意味（3）

Brooding, dwelling upon one's thoughts; moody.

Then, with unshorn beard and matted hair tangled with straw, his clothes smeared with slime of obscene things which are begotten of damp and darkness, his thoughts broody with wrath and revenge, Kynon was marched through the streets[…]

意味（4）

Gloomy.

Broody clouds hung low against the water. None of this bothered the jBoat sailors, whose nimble craft challenged devilish winds and currents. A pod of twenty-two footers raced and frolicked like ten-year-olds on skateboards.

broodier （ comparative ）

more broody （ comparative ）

broodiest （ superlative ）

most broody （ superlative ）