frighteningly
/ˈfraɪtnɪŋli/adverb
उच्चारण फ़्राइट्निङ्ली
डरावने ढंग से, भयभीत करने वाले तरीके से
Core word
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in a way that makes you feel afraid
डरावने ढंग से, भयभीत करने वाले तरीके से
- The car came frighteningly close to the child.
- The river rose frighteningly fast.
- The scooter swerved frighteningly close to the wall.
+ 2 more examples
- The river rose frighteningly fast after the night's storm.
- The exam seemed frighteningly difficult at first.
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used before an adjective or adverb to show that something is extreme in a way that worries you
चिंताजनक रूप से, बहुत अधिक
- Prices are rising at a frighteningly high rate.
- Radhika is frighteningly good at maths.
- The cost of vegetables has gone up frighteningly quickly.
+ 2 more examples
- The city's air has become frighteningly polluted.
- He is frighteningly intelligent for his age.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
frighteningly + adjective / adverb
As an intensifier it shows that a quality is so extreme that it is worrying.
intensifier के रूप में यह बताता है कि कोई गुण इतना अधिक है कि चिंता होती है।
- The cost of living is frighteningly high.
- Prices are rising frighteningly fast.
verb + frighteningly
As a manner adverb it tells how something is done in a way that causes fear.
manner adverb के रूप में यह बताता है कि कोई काम डर पैदा करने वाले ढंग से कैसे हुआ।
- The storm approached frighteningly.
- The driver overtook frighteningly close to the bus.
frighteningly + close / real / easy
Common partners are close, real, easy and quick.
इसके सामान्य साथी close, real, easy और quick हैं।
- The car came frighteningly close to the child.
- It is frighteningly easy to lose your data.
frighteningly vs. alarmingly
'Alarmingly' sounds more formal and warns of danger.
'Alarmingly' अधिक formal लगता है और खतरे की चेतावनी देता है।
- Pollution levels are alarmingly high.
frighteningly in formal writing
It also appears in essays and news to stress urgency.
यह निबंधों और समाचारों में आवश्यकता पर बल देने के लिए भी आता है।
- The climate crisis is frighteningly urgent.
+Collocations 5
frighteningly + adjective
highfastquickthindarkcold
- The river rose frighteningly high.
frighteningly + adverb
quicklycloseeasilyslowlyoften
- The deadline came frighteningly close.
frighteningly + noun phrase
accuratesimilarcalmrealisticreal
- The robot looked frighteningly real.
be + frighteningly
is frighteninglywas frighteninglybecame frighteninglygrew frighteningly
- The crowd grew frighteningly silent.
frighteningly + social words
commonnormalroutinesimpleaccurate
- Cyber fraud has become frighteningly common.
“More examples 6
- The speed of the train was frighteningly high near the bend.
मोड़ के पास रेलगाड़ी की गति डरावने ढंग से अधिक थी।
- Radhika's brother drives frighteningly fast on the highway.
राधिका का भाई हाईवे पर डरावनी तेज़ी से गाड़ी चलाता है।
- The temperature in the desert is frighteningly low at night.
रात में रेगिस्तान का तापमान डरावने ढंग से कम हो जाता है।
- The syllabus looked frighteningly long in January.
जनवरी में पाठ्यक्रम डरावने ढंग से लंबा दिख रहा था।
- The tiger came frighteningly close to the jeep.
बाघ जीप के डरावने ढंग से करीब आ गया।
- The exam hall was frighteningly silent when the papers were handed out.
प्रश्नपत्र बँटते समय परीक्षा-कक्ष डरावनी शांति से भरा था।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The price is frightening high.
✓ The price is frighteningly high.
An adverb is needed before the adjective 'high'.
विशेषण 'high' से पहले adverb चाहिए।
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