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freaky

/ˈfriːki/adjective

उच्चारण फ़्रीकी

(बोलचाल में) अजीब, विचित्र

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adjectivefreakier, freakiest
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    informal

    very strange or unusual

    (बोलचाल में) अजीब, विचित्र

    • a freaky coincidence
    • It was a freaky accident, and nobody could explain how the lights went out.
    • It was freaky to see my exact twin in a stranger.
    + 2 more examples
    • A freaky storm hit the town on a sunny afternoon.
    • The coincidence was so freaky that everyone laughed.

    Synonyms strange weird bizarre odd peculiar

    Opposite normal ordinary usual typical

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

freaky (adjective) informal

Freaky is informal; use it in speech, not in formal writing.

'Freaky' अनौपचारिक है; इसे बोलचाल में प्रयोग करें, औपचारिक लेखन में नहीं।

  • It was a freaky coincidence.
  • The weather turned freaky.

it is freaky + that / how

A that-clause or how-clause says what was strange.

क्या अजीब था, यह that-clause या how-clause से बताया जाता है।

  • It is freaky that we met in Goa.
  • It's freaky how alike they look.

freaky + noun

Freaky comes before a noun, mostly for events, weather and dreams.

'Freaky' noun से पहले आता है, प्रायः घटनाओं, मौसम और सपनों के लिए।

  • We had a freaky accident last week.
  • She had a freaky dream.

freaky vs freak

Freak is the noun; freaky is the adjective; a freak of nature is an unusual event.

Freak noun है; freaky adjective है; 'a freak of nature' असामान्य प्राकृतिक घटना है।

  • The hailstorm in May was a freak of nature.
+Collocations 4

freaky + noun

accidentweathercoincidencedreamstormnoise

  • A freaky storm hit the town in April.

adverb + freaky

a bitreallydownrightprettytotally

  • The empty house looked pretty freaky at night.

verb + freaky

feellooksoundgetturn

  • The strange sounds made the night feel freaky.

freaky + preposition

aboutof

  • There is something freaky about that doll.
“More examples 5
  • It was freaky to see my own name on the wall.

अपना नाम दीवार पर देखना अजीब सा लगा।

  • A freaky hailstorm damaged the mango crop.

एक अजीब ओलावृष्टि ने आम की फ़सल बर्बाद कर दी।

  • The old house looks freaky after dark.

पुराना घर अँधेरा होने के बाद डरावना सा लगता है।

  • My friends say it is freaky how much I look like my uncle.

मेरे मित्र कहते हैं कि मैं अपने चाचा जैसा दिखता हूँ, यह अजीब है।

  • Radhika had a freaky dream about the exam hall.

राधिका ने परीक्षा कक्ष के बारे में एक अजीब सपना देखा।

!Common mistakes 2

✗ She was freaky out by the noise.

✓ She was freaked out by the noise.

The phrasal verb freak out takes the past participle freaked here.

Phrasal verb 'freak out' यहाँ past participle 'freaked' लेता है।

✗ It was very freaky experience.

✓ It was a very freaky experience.

A singular countable noun needs an article after was.

Was के बाद singular countable noun को article चाहिए।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

These all mean strange; eerie is the most frightening.

इन सबका अर्थ अजीब है; 'eerie' सबसे अधिक डरावना है।

freaky

Strange in a slightly frightening way, informal.

थोड़ा डरावने ढंग से अजीब, अनौपचारिक।

  • a freaky noise

weird

Very strange, not necessarily frightening.

बहुत अजीब, ज़रूरी नहीं कि डरावना हो।

  • a weird habit

eerie

Strange and frightening in a quiet way.

शांत ढंग से अजीब और डरावना।

  • an eerie silence
◇Word family
freak noun, verb, adj.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling

freak·y

§Grammar and usage

Note: freaky is informal; in formal writing use strange, unusual or bizarre.

ध्यान रखिए: freaky अनौपचारिक है; औपचारिक लेखन में strange, unusual या bizarre लिखिए।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

A freak accident (very unusual), a control freak (a person who wants to control everything), a fitness freak.

Collocations: a freak accident (बहुत असामान्य), a control freak (सब कुछ नियंत्रित करना चाहने वाला), a fitness freak।

Freak out (become very upset or frightened).

Phrasal verb 'freak out' (बहुत परेशान या डरा हुआ होना)।