howler
/ˈhaʊlə/noun
उच्चारण हाउल
भारी भूल, हास्यास्पद गलती
Core word
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[C] informal
a stupid and obvious mistake, especially one that makes people laugh
भारी भूल, हास्यास्पद गलती
- The newspaper printed a howler on its front page.
- Writing "the Prime Minister of Delhi" in the essay was a howler.
- Her speech was full of howlers, but nobody dared to laugh.
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- The examiner smiled at the howler in my answer.
- He made a real howler by calling the headmaster 'Madam' on the phone.
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[C]
a person or animal that howls
चिल्लाने या ज़ोर से रोने वाला (व्यक्ति या जानवर)
- The jackal is a nightly howler near the village.
- The baby was a loud howler all through the journey.
- The howler monkey is named for its loud call in the forest.
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- Wolves are famous howlers on cold, clear nights.
- Our dog is a nightly howler whenever the siren sounds.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a howler (informal noun)
A howler is a stupid mistake that makes people laugh. It is informal and slightly humorous.
Howler ऐसी मूर्खतापूर्ण ग़लती है जो लोगों को हँसाती है। यह informal और थोड़ा हास्यपूर्ण शब्द है।
- Writing 'Taj Mahal is in Delhi' was a howler.
- His essay was full of howlers.
make / commit a howler
The usual verbs are make, commit and spot.
सामान्य क्रियाएँ make, commit और spot हैं।
- The newsreader made a howler on air.
- The teacher spotted three howlers in the paper.
howler + in/on something
Use in or on to show where the mistake appeared.
ग़लती कहाँ हुई, यह बताने के लिए in या on का प्रयोग होता है।
- There was a howler in the headline.
howler (monkey)
It also names a type of monkey that howls loudly, a howler monkey.
यह जोर से चीखने वाले बंदर के लिए भी प्रयुक्त होता है, जिसे howler monkey कहते हैं।
- Howler monkeys live in South American forests.
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adjective + howler
realclassicembarrassingglaringunforgivable
- It was a classic howler: he spelt his own surname wrongly.
verb + howler
makecommitspotlaugh atcorrect
- The class laughed at the howler on the board.
howler + of + noun
a howler of a mistakea howler of an error
- That was a howler of a mistake in the report.
place of howler
exam papernewspaperspeechsignboard
- A howler on a signboard went viral.
howler + verb
slip throughgo viralamuseembarrass
- A howler on the poster went viral overnight.
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- One student wrote that the sun rises in the west, a real howler.
एक विद्यार्थी ने लिखा कि सूरज पश्चिम में उगता है, जो सचमुच हास्यास्पद भूल थी।
- The speech contained a howler that everyone remembered.
भाषण में एक ऐसी भूल थी जो सबको याद रही।
- Teachers often collect funny howlers from answer sheets.
शिक्षक उत्तर-पुस्तिकाओं से मज़ेदार भूलें अक्सर इकट्ठा करते हैं।
- Radhika blushed when she realised she had made a howler.
जब राधिका को पता चला कि उससे बड़ी भूल हो गई है, तो वह शरमा गई।
- The newspaper printed a howler in its front-page headline and apologised the next day.
अख़बार ने पहले पन्ने की सुर्ख़ी में हास्यास्पद भूल छापी और अगले दिन क्षमा माँगी।
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✗ He made a howler of grammar.
✓ He made a howler in grammar.
Use in for the area of the mistake.
ग़लती के क्षेत्र के लिए in आता है।
✗ I did a howler in the exam.
✓ I made a howler in the exam.
Mistakes are made, not done.
ग़लतियाँ make की जाती हैं, do नहीं।
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