Brooding – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
brood
v.
hatch, incubate; muse, reflect, think; sulk
Egg incubation
Incubation refers to the process by which certain
oviparous (egg-laying) animals hatch their
eggs and to the development of the
embryo within the egg. The most vital factor of incubation is the constant
temperature required for its development over a specific period. Especially in
domestic fowl, the act of sitting on eggs to incubate them is called brooding. The action or behavioral tendency to sit on a clutch of eggs is also called
broodiness, and most
egg-laying breeds of
poultry have had this behavior
selectively bred out of them to increase production.
brooding
Noun
1. sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body
(synonym) incubation
(hypernym) parturition, birth, giving birth, birthing
2. persistent morbid meditation on a problem
(synonym) pensiveness
(hypernym) melancholy
Adjective
1. persistently or morbidly thoughtful
(synonym) broody, contemplative, meditative, musing, pensive, pondering, reflective, ruminative
(similar) thoughtful
brood
Noun
1. the young of an animal cared for at one time
(hypernym) animal group
(hyponym) clutch
(derivation) hatch, cover, incubate
Verb
1. think moodily or anxiously about something
(synonym) dwell
(hypernym) worry, care
2. hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing; "The terrible vision brooded over her all day long"
(synonym) hover, loom, bulk large
(hypernym) hang
3. be in a huff and display one's displeasure; "She is pouting because she didn't get what she wanted"
(synonym) sulk, pout
(hyponym) grizzle, stew
(entail) resent
4. be in a huff; be silent or sullen
(synonym) grizzle, stew
(hypernym) sulk, pout
5. sit on (eggs); "Birds brood"; "The female covers the eggs"
(synonym) hatch, cover, incubate
(hypernym) reproduce, procreate, multiply
(entail) sit down, sit
(verb-group) breed, cover
brood
v.
přemítat; dumat; sedět na vejcích
brooding
Przym.
ponury
brood
Czas.
dumać; rozmyślać; wysiadywać jaja
