broody

• At last, however, Tommy displayed symptoms of becoming broody, and the eggs, which had been removed so as to save them from the frost, were again given to him. —  MY STRANGE PETS AND Other Memories of Country Life
• While the cannon-carrying aircraft go in to attack, a part of the bomber formation deals with the ground defenses; the rest circle at a fairly low level like a broody hen round her chickens in order to protect the anti-tank aircraft from interception by enemy fighters. —  THE BANTAM WAR BOOK SERIES
• With just three members to their name, this loud London trio make the kind of broody, melancholic indie that will fit comfortable between your Joy Division and Echo and The Bunnymen CDs. —  Angry Ape
• "I was really broody, to the point where I'd see children and think, that's me, I'm ready," —  dailyindia.com News Feed
• I guess ladies can't resist broody, pale men and their sharpened canines. —  TV Squad

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