broody - Meaning in Hindi

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broody - Meaning in Hindi

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Definitions and Meaning of broody in English

broody adjective

1. deeply or seriously thoughtful

   Synonyms

   brooding, contemplative, meditative, musing, pensive, pondering, reflective, ruminative

   Example

   • "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"
2. physiologically ready to incubate eggs

   Example

   • "a broody hen"

broody noun

1. a domestic hen ready to brood

   Synonyms

   brood hen, broody hen, setting hen, sitter, sitter

Description

Broodiness is the action or behavioral tendency to sit on a clutch of eggs to incubate them, often requiring the non-expression of many other behaviors including feeding and drinking. Being broody has been defined as "Being in a state of readiness to brood eggs that is characterized by cessation of laying and by marked changes in behavior and physiology". Broodiness is usually associated with female birds, although males of some bird species become broody and some non-avian animals also show broodiness.

Also see "Broodiness" on Wikipedia

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