haze
/heɪz/noun
उच्चारण हेज़
धुंध
Core word
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[C, U]
air that is difficult to see through because it contains very small drops of water, especially caused by heat; a mental state in which your thoughts are not clear
धुंध
- a haze of smoke
- A haze of dust hung over the road.
- A thick haze covered the city on winter mornings.
+ 2 more examples
- The mountains were barely visible through the haze.
- He walked in a haze after the long journey.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
haze (uncountable / singular)
Haze is thin mist, smoke or dust in the air that makes things hard to see clearly; usually uncountable or used with a.
Haze हवा में पतली धुंध, धुएँ या धूल की परत है जिससे चीज़ें साफ़ नहीं दिखतीं; यह प्रायः uncountable होता है या 'a' के साथ आता है।
- A haze hung over the city in winter.
- The mountains vanished in the haze.
a haze of + noun
Use a haze of with the cause: smoke, dust, heat or perfume.
कारण बताने के लिए 'a haze of' के साथ smoke, dust, heat या perfume आता है।
- A haze of dust rose behind the truck.
- A haze of smoke filled the kitchen.
in a haze (mental)
In a haze means confused or not thinking clearly, often after shock, illness or tiredness.
'In a haze' का अर्थ उलझन में या स्पष्ट सोच न पाना है, प्रायः सदमे, बीमारी या थकान के बाद।
- After the long exam, he walked home in a haze.
haze over (phrasal verb)
The sky or eyes can haze over, meaning they become unclear.
आसमान या आँखें 'haze over' हो सकती हैं, यानी धुँधली हो जाती हैं।
- The sky hazed over by noon.
+Collocations 4
adjective + haze
thickheatmorningbluelightsmoky
- A thick morning haze covered the fields.
verb + haze
liftclearhang inrise indisappear into
- The haze lifted by ten o'clock.
haze of + noun
a haze of smokea haze of dusta haze of heata haze of pollution
- A haze of pollution hung over the capital in November.
mental haze
in a hazea haze of sleepa haze of tirednessemerge from a haze
- She was in a haze of tiredness after the night shift.
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- The distant hills were hidden in a blue haze.
दूर की पहाड़ियाँ नीली धुंध में छिपी थीं।
- Heat haze made the road look like a river of water.
गर्मी की धुंध ने सड़क को पानी की नदी जैसा दिखाया।
- Radhika woke up in a haze and could not remember where she was.
राधिका उलझन की स्थिति में जागी और याद नहीं कर पाई कि वह कहाँ है।
- Smoke from crop burning creates a haze over north India every winter.
फ़सल जलाने का धुआँ हर सर्दी में उत्तर भारत पर धुंध बना देता है।
- The haze cleared and the sun came out.
धुंध छँट गई और सूरज निकल आया।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ There is a lot of hazes today.
✓ There is a lot of haze today.
Haze is uncountable in this sense; do not add -s after a lot of.
इस अर्थ में haze uncountable है; 'a lot of' के बाद -s न लगाएँ।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words describe poor visibility, but they differ in cause and thickness.
ये शब्द कम दृश्यता बताते हैं, पर कारण और घनत्व में अंतर है।
A light cloudiness of dust, smoke or heat that makes distant things look unclear.
धूल, धुएँ या गर्मी की हल्की धुंध जिससे दूर की चीज़ें अस्पष्ट दिखती हैं।
- A haze hung over the field.
Thin cloud of tiny water drops near the ground.
ज़मीन के पास पानी की नन्ही बूँदों की पतली धुंध।
- Mist covered the lake.
Thick cloud near the ground that greatly reduces vision.
ज़मीन के पास घना बादल जो दृश्यता को बहुत घटा देता है।
- Trains were late because of fog.
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§Grammar and usage
Usage: hazy also means unclear ('a hazy memory').
प्रयोग में hazy का अर्थ अस्पष्ट भी है ('a hazy memory')।