ashen
/ˈæʃn/adjective
उच्चारण ऐशन
(चेहरा) राख जैसा फीका, सफ़ेद पड़ा हुआ
Core word
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very pale in the face because of shock, fear or illness
(चेहरा) राख जैसा फीका, सफ़ेद पड़ा हुआ
- His face turned ashen when he heard the news.
- The patient looked ashen and weak.
- Radhika was ashen with fear as the car skidded.
+ 3 more examples
- The news left her ashen and silent.
- He came out of the exam hall looking ashen.
- His ashen face showed how tired he was.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
ashen + face / skin
Ashen mostly describes a face or skin that has turned pale grey because of shock, fear, illness or grief.
Ashen मुख्यतः उस चेहरे या त्वचा को बताता है जो सदमे, भय, बीमारी या शोक से राख जैसी पीली पड़ गई हो।
- His face turned ashen when he heard the news.
- She looked ashen after the long illness.
go / turn / look ashen
The usual linking verbs are go, turn, look and become; use the adjective, not an adverb.
सामान्य linking verbs go, turn, look और become हैं; इनके बाद adjective आता है, adverb नहीं।
- The witness went ashen as the judge read the verdict.
ashen-faced
The compound adjective 'ashen-faced' describes a person who looks pale with shock.
Compound विशेषण 'ashen-faced' सदमे से पीले पड़े व्यक्ति को बताता है।
- An ashen-faced clerk stood outside the principal's office.
ashen in literary description
Writers use ashen to show a character's shock without describing it directly, so it often appears in stories and news reports.
लेखक किसी पात्र का सदमा सीधे बताए बिना दिखाने के लिए ashen का प्रयोग करते हैं, इसलिए यह कहानियों और समाचारों में अक्सर आता है।
- Ashen and silent, she read the letter twice.
+Collocations 5
ashen + noun
faceskincomplexionexpressioncheeks
- He had an ashen complexion after the long journey.
verb + ashen
goturnlookbecomegrow
- Radhika turned ashen when she saw her result.
adverb + ashen
suddenlyslightlydeathlyquite
- The patient suddenly turned ashen and fainted.
ashen + with
ashen with fearashen with shockashen with griefashen with worry
- The mother stood ashen with worry outside the hospital.
ashen + sky / light
ashen skyashen dawnashen lightashen smoke
- The ashen sky showed that rain was near.
“More examples 6
- Ashen with fear, the boy ran home through the dark lane.
भय से पीला पड़कर लड़का अँधेरी गली से भागता हुआ घर पहुँचा।
- The survivors were ashen and silent after the accident.
दुर्घटना के बाद बचे हुए लोग राख जैसे पीले और चुप थे।
- The old man's ashen face told us the news was bad.
बूढ़े व्यक्ति का पीला चेहरा बता रहा था कि समाचार बुरा है।
- She looked ashen under the hospital lights.
अस्पताल की रोशनी में वह बहुत पीली दिख रही थी।
- The candidate went ashen when he found he had forgotten his admit card.
जब उम्मीदवार को पता चला कि वह admit card भूल आया है, तो उसका चेहरा सफ़ेद पड़ गया।
- He listened with an ashen face as the doctor spoke.
डॉक्टर के बोलते समय वह पीला पड़ा चेहरा लिए सुनता रहा।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These adjectives describe a pale face, but they differ in cause and strength.
ये विशेषण पीले चेहरे को बताते हैं, पर कारण और तीव्रता में भिन्न हैं।
Grey-pale from shock, fear, illness or sadness.
सदमे, भय, बीमारी या दुःख से राख जैसा पीला।
- He looked ashen after the accident.
Lacking colour in the skin; a general word with many causes.
त्वचा में रंग की कमी; अनेक कारणों वाला सामान्य शब्द।
- She looked pale after fasting.
Unhealthily pale and weak, a more literary word.
अस्वस्थ रूप से पीला और कमज़ोर, अधिक साहित्यिक शब्द।
- The pallid boy rarely played outside.
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