guiltily
/ˈɡɪltɪli/adverb
उच्चारण गिल्टिली
अपराध-बोध से, शर्मिंदगी से
Core word
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in a way that shows you feel guilty about sth you have done
अपराध-बोध से, शर्मिंदगी से
- He looked guiltily at the broken vase.
- She smiled guiltily when her mother caught her.
- The boy guiltily hid the chocolate behind his back.
+ 2 more examples
- She guiltily admitted that she had not read the book.
- He glanced guiltily at the clock as he came in late.
Synonyms sheepishly shamefacedly
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
verb + guiltily
Guiltily is an adverb of manner; it describes how someone does something when they feel bad about it.
'Guiltily' manner का adverb है; यह बताता है कि कोई अपराध-बोध के साथ कोई काम कैसे करता है।
- He looked away guiltily when the teacher asked who had broken the window.
- She guiltily closed the diary.
guiltily at the start of a sentence
It can open a sentence for effect, usually followed by a comma, when the feeling is the main point.
जब भावना ही मुख्य बात हो, तब यह प्रभाव के लिए वाक्य के आरंभ में आ सकता है और उसके बाद comma लगता है।
- Guiltily, Radhika put the last piece of cake back.
adjective guilty, adverb guiltily
Guilty is the adjective (feel guilty); guiltily is the adverb. Do not use guilty after an action verb.
Guilty adjective है (feel guilty) और guiltily adverb है। क्रिया के बाद काम का ढंग बताना हो तो guilty नहीं, guiltily आता है।
- She felt guilty, and she smiled guiltily.
guiltily + past participle
It can modify a participle to show the feeling behind an action.
यह participle के साथ आकर किसी कार्य के पीछे की भावना बताता है।
- The guiltily hidden letter was found the next day.
+Collocations 4
verb of looking + guiltily
glancelookstarepeeplook away
- He glanced guiltily at his unfinished homework.
verb of speaking + guiltily
admitconfessmumblesaywhisper
- Aman guiltily admitted that he had copied from a friend.
verb of moving + guiltily
hidestep backturn awayput downslip out
- She guiltily hid the mobile phone under her book.
guiltily + manner words
smileblushshruglaugh
- He smiled guiltily and left the room.
“More examples 5
- The boy guiltily pushed the broken toy under the bed.
लड़के ने अपराध-बोध के साथ टूटा हुआ खिलौना बिस्तर के नीचे धकेल दिया।
- Radhika guiltily remembered that she had not called her grandmother.
राधिका को अपराध-बोध के साथ याद आया कि उसने अपनी दादी को फ़ोन नहीं किया था।
- He guiltily switched off the lights and went back to sleep.
उसने शर्मिंदगी के साथ बत्तियाँ बुझाईं और फिर सो गया।
- They guiltily avoided each other's eyes after the argument.
बहस के बाद उन्होंने शर्मिंदगी से एक-दूसरे से आँखें चुराईं।
- She guiltily accepted a second helping of the sweets.
उसने अपराध-बोध के साथ मिठाई की एक और खेप ले ली।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He looked at the teacher guilty.
✓ He looked at the teacher guiltily.
An adverb is needed to describe how he looked, not the adjective guilty.
उसने कैसे देखा, यह बताने के लिए adverb 'guiltily' चाहिए, adjective 'guilty' नहीं।
✗ She felt guiltily about missing the prayer.
✓ She felt guilty about missing the prayer.
After feel, use the adjective guilty, not the adverb.
Feel के बाद adjective 'guilty' आता है, adverb 'guiltily' नहीं।