Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - broody
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Broody
broody
~ adj 1 silent because you are thinking or worrying about something (Damian's been really broody lately.) 2 informal wishing that you had a baby (I get broody when I see baby clothes in shop windows.) 3 if a female bird is broody, it wants to lay eggs or to sit on them to make the young birds break out - broodily adv - broodiness n
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1. You say that someone is broody when they are thinking a lot about something in an unhappy way. He became very withdrawn and broody. ADJ 2. A broody hen is ready to lay or sit on eggs. ADJ 3. If you describe a young woman as broody, you mean that she wants to have a baby and she keeps thinking about it. (BRIT INFORMAL) ADJ: usu v-link ADJ BROOK (brooks, brooking, brooked) 1. A brook is a small stream. N-COUNT 2. If someone in a position of authority will brook no interference or opposition, they will not accept any interference or opposition from others. From childhood on, she’d had a plan of action, one that would brook no interference... = tolerate, allow VERB: V n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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adjective Date: 1523 1. being in a state of readiness to brood eggs that is characterized by cessation of laying and by marked changes in behavior and physiology a ~ hen 2. given or conducive to introspection ; contemplative, moody • broodiness noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. (broodier, broodiest) 1 (of a hen) wanting to brood. 2 sullenly thoughtful or depressed. 3 colloq. (of a woman) wanting to have a baby. Derivatives broodily adv. broodiness n. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. разг. сидящий на яйцах, высиживающий 2. разг. задумчивый, погруженный в раздумье; молчаливый 3. в положении, ждущая ребенка ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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adj. 1) сидящий на яйцах, высиживающий 2) задумчивый, погружённый в раздумье; молчаливый 3) coll. в положении, ждущая ребёнка ...Англо-русский словарь
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