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ashy

/ˈæʃi/adjective

उच्चारण ऐशी

राख से ढका, राख वाला

Core word

adjective
  1. 1

    covered in ash

    राख से ढका, राख वाला

    • The ashy remains of the fire were still warm in the morning.
    • After the bonfire, the grass around it was ashy and grey.
    • The ashy ground showed where the fire had been.
    + 2 more examples
    • His hands were ashy after he cleaned the stove.
    • Wind blew ashy dust over the field.
  2. 2

    very pale or grey in colour, like ash

    राख जैसा, फीका, पीला (पड़ा हुआ)

    • His face turned ashy when he heard the news.
    • an ashy grey sky
    • The cloth faded to an ashy shade after many washes.
    + 2 more examples
    • Her face looked ashy with tiredness.
    • The sky turned ashy before the storm.

    Synonyms ashen pale grey pallid

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

ashy + noun (colour and condition)

Ashy describes something covered in ash or grey and pale like ash; it usually comes before a noun or after the verbs look and turn.

'Ashy' राख से ढकी या राख की तरह धूसर और पीली चीज़ का वर्णन करता है; यह प्रायः noun से पहले या look और turn जैसी verbs के बाद आता है।

  • The ashy sky showed that the fire was still burning.
  • His face turned ashy with fear.

ashy grey / ashy white (colour compounds)

It combines with colour words to describe a dull shade, as in ashy grey; it can also be used for dry, pale skin.

यह रंग-वाचक शब्दों के साथ जुड़कर फीके रंग का वर्णन करता है, जैसे ashy grey; इसका प्रयोग सूखी, पीली त्वचा के लिए भी हो सकता है।

  • The dry skin on her hands looked ashy in winter.

ashy vs ashen

Ashy means covered in ash or grey like ash; ashen is more often used for a face that has gone pale from fear or shock.

Ashy का अर्थ राख से ढका या राख जैसा धूसर है; ashen प्रायः भय या सदमे से पीले पड़े चेहरे के लिए प्रयुक्त होता है।

  • His face was ashen when he heard the bad news.
  • The ashy floor needed a thorough sweep.

ashy + comparison

Compare colours with ashy as: the cloth was as ashy as old stone, and with more or most for degree.

Ashy के साथ रंग की तुलना 'as' से की जाती है: the cloth was as ashy as old stone, और मात्रा के लिए more या most आता है।

  • The cloth was as ashy as an old stone.
  • The wall looked more ashy after the fire.
+Collocations 6

ashy + noun

faceskyskincloudgrey

  • The ashy clouds covered the sun all morning.

verb + ashy

lookturngobecomeappear

  • The wall turned ashy after the fire.

adverb + ashy

veryslightlya littlealmost

  • His face went slightly ashy when he heard the news.

ashy + noun (colour use)

greywhitebluebrown

  • The sky took on an ashy grey colour before the storm.

ashy + noun (smoke and fire)

smokecloudgroundglow

  • The ashy smoke rose above the village.

ashy + preposition

ashy with fearashy from the dustashy after the fireashy in the face

  • He looked ashy in the face after the long illness.
“More examples 6
  • The cremation ground was ashy and quiet in the early morning.

श्मशान घाट भोर में राख से भरा और शांत था।

  • Radhika's face turned ashy when she saw her low marks.

अपने कम अंक देखकर राधिका का चेहरा पीला पड़ गया।

  • The sky was ashy grey just before the dust storm.

धूल भरी आँधी से ठीक पहले आकाश राख जैसा धूसर था।

  • The old stove left an ashy layer on the kitchen floor.

पुराने चूल्हे ने रसोई के फ़र्श पर राख की परत छोड़ दी।

  • Dry weather makes the skin look ashy, so use some oil.

सूखा मौसम त्वचा को सफ़ेद-सी बना देता है, इसलिए थोड़ा तेल लगाइए।

  • The ashy remains of the bonfire were still warm.

अलाव के राख भरे अवशेष अब भी गर्म थे।