a domestic hen ready to brood

[ Syn: brood hen , broody hen , setting hen , sitter ]

physiologically ready to incubate eggs; a broody hen'

deeply or seriously thoughtful; 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;

[ Syn: brooding , contemplative , meditative , musing , pensive , pondering , reflective , ruminative ]