noun
- A domestic hen ready to brood.
- synonyms: brood hen, broody hen, setting hen, sitter
adjective
- Physiologically ready to incubate eggs.
- usage: "a broody hen"
- Deeply or seriously thoughtful.
- usage: "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";
- synonyms: brooding, contemplative, meditative, musing, pensive, pondering, reflective, ruminative
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