creepy
/ˈkriːpi/adjective
उच्चारण क्रीपी
डरावना
Core word
- 1
informal
causing an unpleasant feeling of fear or slight horror
डरावना
- a creepy house
- The deserted railway station felt creepy at night, with no one around.
- The forest at night felt creepy.
+ 2 more examples
- She told a creepy story around the campfire.
- The old doll in the attic looked creepy.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
creepy + noun
Creepy before a noun describes a place, sound or person that gives an unpleasant feeling of fear.
Noun से पहले 'creepy' ऐसे स्थान, ध्वनि या व्यक्ति का वर्णन करता है जो अप्रिय भय की अनुभूति कराता है।
- The empty hostel corridor looked creepy at night.
- He told us a creepy story.
be / feel / sound creepy
After linking verbs creepy acts as a predicate adjective.
Linking verbs के बाद 'creepy' predicate adjective की तरह आता है।
- The old bungalow feels creepy.
- That sound is creepy.
it is creepy that / to + verb
Use a that-clause or a to-infinitive to give the reason a situation is creepy.
किसी स्थिति के creepy होने का कारण बताने के लिए that-clause या to-infinitive आता है।
- It is creepy that he knows my address.
- It is creepy to walk alone in the dark.
creepy-crawly (noun)
This informal word means a small insect or spider that makes people feel disgust.
यह informal शब्द उस छोटे कीड़े या मकड़ी को बताता है जो लोगों में घिन पैदा करता है।
- The kids ran away from the creepy-crawlies in the garden.
+Collocations 4
creepy + noun
silencefeelinglaughstrangerbasement
- A creepy silence filled the old fort.
adverb + creepy
reallya bitprettyslightlydownright
- The doll's eyes were downright creepy.
verb + creepy
lookfeelsoundseemget
- The streets get creepy after the power cut.
creepy + media
moviestorymusicphotographlegend
- We watched a creepy movie during the sleepover.
“More examples 7
- The abandoned railway station gave us a creepy feeling.
परित्यक्त रेलवे स्टेशन ने हमें डरावना एहसास दिया।
- Radhika found it creepy when the stranger kept staring at her.
जब अजनबी लगातार उसे घूरता रहा तो राधिका को वह बहुत असहज और डरावना लगा।
- The creepy music in the film made the audience nervous.
फ़िल्म के डरावने संगीत ने दर्शकों को बेचैन कर दिया।
- There is a creepy old well behind the village temple.
गाँव के मंदिर के पीछे एक डरावना पुराना कुआँ है।
- The long shadows made the lane look creepy.
लंबी परछाइयों ने गली को डरावना बना दिया।
- It is creepy to hear footsteps in an empty school building after dark.
अँधेरा होने के बाद ख़ाली स्कूल भवन में क़दमों की आहट सुनना डरावना होता है।
- The shopkeeper's creepy smile made the customers uneasy.
दुकानदार की डरावनी मुस्कान से ग्राहक असहज हो गए।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The house looks creepily.
✓ The house looks creepy.
After look as a linking verb, use an adjective.
Linking verb 'look' के बाद adjective आता है।
✗ I felt creepy from the old house.
✓ I felt creepy in the old house.
Use 'in' for the place where the feeling arose.
जिस स्थान पर भावना हुई उसके लिए 'in' आता है।
§Grammar and usage
Usage: creepy is informal for scary or strange.
प्रयोग में creepy डरावने या अजीब के लिए अनौपचारिक है।