heartstrings
/ˈhɑːtstrɪŋz/noun
उच्चारण हार्ट्स्ट्रिङ्ज़
दिल के तार, गहरी भावनाएँ
Core word
- 1
[plural]
strong feelings of love or pity
दिल के तार, गहरी भावनाएँ
- The film about the orphan pulls at the heartstrings of every viewer.
- The advertisement tugs at the heartstrings with pictures of grandparents.
- The song tugs at the heartstrings of anyone far from home.
+ 2 more examples
- The story of the lost dog pulled at everyone's heartstrings.
- Charity appeals often try to touch the heartstrings.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
tug / pull at somebody's heartstrings
To tug at somebody's heartstrings is to make them feel strong love or pity. Heartstrings is a plural noun and is used almost only in this phrase.
'Tug at somebody's heartstrings' का अर्थ है किसी के मन में गहरा प्रेम या करुणा जगाना। Heartstrings plural noun है और लगभग केवल इसी वाक्यांश में आता है।
- The film tugged at the audience's heartstrings.
- The story of the lost child pulled at my heartstrings.
heartstrings + possessive
The word is normally preceded by a possessive such as my, her, the audience's or everyone's.
यह शब्द प्रायः possessive के साथ आता है, जैसे my, her, the audience's या everyone's।
- Her song plays on our heartstrings.
- The charity advert aims at the viewers' heartstrings.
play on / work on heartstrings
Play on or work on somebody's heartstrings means to use their feelings, sometimes in a manipulative way.
'Play on' या 'work on somebody's heartstrings' का अर्थ है किसी की भावनाओं का उपयोग करना, कभी-कभी चालाकी से।
- The salesman played on her heartstrings to sell the product.
- The leader worked on the crowd's heartstrings.
heartstrings as a metaphor
The word imagines the heart as a musical instrument whose strings can be plucked by emotion. Poets and advertisers use it to show a strong appeal to feeling.
यह शब्द हृदय को ऐसे वाद्य के रूप में देखता है जिसके तार भावना से छेड़े जा सकते हैं। कवि और विज्ञापन-लेखक इसे भावनात्मक अपील दिखाने के लिए प्रयोग करते हैं।
- The violin tugged at the heartstrings of the whole hall.
+Collocations 5
verb + heartstrings
tug atpull atplay ontouchstrike
- The photograph tugged at the nation's heartstrings.
adjective + heartstrings
tendermyhereveryone'sthe public's
- The appeal touched the public's heartstrings.
subject + heartstrings
a filma songa storyan advertisementa child's smile
- A child's smile tugs at anyone's heartstrings.
heartstrings + context
charity appealemotional scenesad songfarewell speech
- The charity appeal pulled at donors' heartstrings.
heartstrings + preposition
at my heartstringson her heartstringswith heartstrings
- The scene tugged at my heartstrings.
“More examples 5
- The old man's story tugged at Radhika's heartstrings.
वृद्ध की कहानी ने राधिका के हृदय को छू लिया।
- The advertisement plays on viewers' heartstrings by showing a lonely grandmother.
विज्ञापन एक अकेली दादी को दिखाकर दर्शकों की भावनाओं को छूता है।
- His farewell speech pulled at everyone's heartstrings.
उसके विदाई-भाषण ने सबके दिल को छू लिया।
- A stray puppy in the rain can tug at anyone's heartstrings.
बारिश में भीगा आवारा पिल्ला किसी के भी हृदय को द्रवित कर सकता है।
- The soldier's letter to his mother touched the heartstrings of the nation.
सैनिक के अपनी माँ को लिखे पत्र ने पूरे राष्ट्र के हृदय को छू लिया।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The song touched my heartstring.
✓ The song touched my heartstrings.
Heartstrings is plural in this expression.
इस अभिव्यक्ति में 'heartstrings' plural होता है।
¶Idioms 1
tug/pull at somebody's heartstrings
to make somebody feel strong emotions of love or pity
किसी के दिल को छू जाना, भावुक कर देना
- The little girl's letter to the soldiers tugged at the nation's heartstrings.
- Advertisers know how to pull at our heartstrings.
§Grammar and usage
Heartstrings is almost always used in the expression 'tug at somebody's heartstrings' or 'pull at somebody's heartstrings'.
Heartstrings का प्रयोग लगभग हमेशा 'tug at somebody's heartstrings' या 'pull at somebody's heartstrings' में होता है।