firefly
/ˈfaɪəflaɪ/noun
उच्चारण फ़ायफ़्लाइ
जुगनू
Core word
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a small flying insect whose tail gives out light in the dark
जुगनू
- The children chased fireflies in the garden after dinner.
- Hundreds of fireflies lit up the trees.
- A single firefly blinked near the pond.
+ 2 more examples
- We watched fireflies glow in the hedge on a warm night.
- In some villages, fireflies appear at the start of the monsoon.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
firefly (countable noun)
A firefly is a small beetle that glows; the plural is fireflies, with y changing to ies.
'Firefly' एक छोटा चमकने वाला कीट है; बहुवचन में y बदलकर 'fireflies' बनता है।
- A firefly blinked in the dark garden.
- Fireflies lit up the paddy fields.
firefly + verb
Fireflies glow, flash, flicker, glimmer and light up.
Fireflies के साथ glow, flash, flicker, glimmer और light up क्रियाएँ आती हैं।
- Thousands of fireflies flashed in the mangrove trees.
a swarm / cloud of fireflies
Groups of fireflies are described with swarm, cloud or glow.
Fireflies के समूह के लिए swarm, cloud या glow शब्द आते हैं।
- A cloud of fireflies rose from the grass.
firefly vs glow-worm
Fireflies fly and flash; glow-worms are wingless larvae or females that glow steadily.
Fireflies उड़ते और चमकते-बुझते हैं; glow-worms पंखहीन लार्वा या मादाएँ होती हैं जो लगातार चमकती हैं।
- We saw a glow-worm on the ground and fireflies above.
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firefly + verb
glowflashflickerglimmerhover
- Fireflies flickered among the trees after sunset.
adjective + firefly
tinyglowingflickeringwildsummer
- A tiny firefly landed on Radhika's hand.
noun + of fireflies
swarmcloudcolonyglowtwinkle
- A swarm of fireflies filled the dark orchard.
verb + fireflies
catchwatchchasespotphotograph
- Children chase fireflies in the monsoon evenings.
firefly + noun
lightseasonspecieshabitat
- The firefly season in the forest lasts only a few weeks.
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- Fireflies appear in large numbers after the first monsoon rain.
पहली मानसूनी बारिश के बाद बड़ी संख्या में जुगनू दिखाई देते हैं।
- Radhika watched the fireflies from her grandmother's courtyard.
राधिका ने अपनी दादी के आँगन से जुगनुओं को देखा।
- A firefly makes light without producing heat.
जुगनू गर्मी पैदा किए बिना रोशनी बनाता है।
- The village was dark, except for the fireflies in the fields.
खेतों के जुगनुओं को छोड़कर गाँव में अँधेरा था।
- Fireflies are becoming rarer because of city lights.
शहर की रोशनी के कारण जुगनू कम होते जा रहे हैं।
- Radhika's little cousin kept a firefly in a glass jar.
राधिका की छोटी चचेरी बहन ने काँच के बर्तन में एक जुगनू रखा।
- Poets often compare fireflies to tiny lamps.
कवि प्रायः जुगनुओं की तुलना छोटे दीपकों से करते हैं।
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✗ Many fireflys were glowing in the garden.
✓ Many fireflies were glowing in the garden.
Nouns ending in consonant + y change y to ies in the plural.
Consonant + y पर समाप्त होने वाले nouns में बहुवचन के लिए y बदलकर -ies हो जाता है।
✗ The fireflys were glowing in the bushes.
✓ The fireflies were glowing in the bushes.
Words ending in a consonant + y change y to ies in the plural: firefly, fireflies.
Consonant + y पर खत्म होने वाले शब्दों का plural ies से बनता है: firefly, fireflies।
✗ The fireflies are glowing in the garden since evening.
✓ The fireflies have been glowing in the garden since evening.
With since and an action still going on, use the present perfect continuous.
'Since' के साथ और अभी भी चल रहे काम के लिए present perfect continuous आता है।