broody

• يصف شخصًا مستغرقًا في التفكير أو مكتئبًا حزينًا صامتًا، ويُستعمل أيضًا للدجاجة التي ترغب في الرقود على البيض لتفقيسه.

Describes a person who is thoughtful, melancholic, or in a pensive mood; also used for a hen wanting to sit on eggs.

1. Ready to incubate eggsB2formal

   Describing a hen that is physiologically ready to sit on and hatch eggs.

   جاهزة للحضن

   • The broody hen refused to leave her nest.
   • Farmers often separate broody hens from the rest of the flock.
   • A broody bird will sit on eggs for hours without moving.

   المرادفاتbroodingsitting

2. Deeply thoughtfulB2informal

   Engaged in deep, serious, or melancholic thought.

   مُتَأَمِّل

   • She sat by the window, looking broody and distant.
   • He was in a broody mood after the argument.
   • The artist's broody expression reflected his inner turmoil.

   المرادفاتcontemplativeintrospectivemeditativemusingpensivereflectiveruminativethoughtful

   الأضدادcarefreeheedlessshallowthoughtlessunreflective

• اسم يشير إلى الدجاجة التي تهيأت للحضن على البيض وترقد عليه لتفقيسه.

A noun referring to a domestic hen that is ready to sit on eggs and hatch them.

1. A hen ready to broodB2formal

   A domestic hen that is inclined or ready to sit on eggs to hatch them.

   دجاجة حاضنة

   • The farmer separated the broody from the other hens.
   • A broody will sit on her eggs for days without moving.
   • The broody was placed in a quiet nesting box.

   المرادفاتbrood hensetting hensitter