lemming
/ˈlemɪŋ/noun
उच्चारण लेमिंग
लेमिंग (ठंडे उत्तरी देशों का चूहे जैसा एक छोटा जीव)
Core word
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[C]
a small animal like a mouse that lives in cold northern countries and sometimes moves in large numbers
लेमिंग (ठंडे उत्तरी देशों का चूहे जैसा एक छोटा जीव)
- Lemmings live in the Arctic tundra.
- The documentary showed a lemming digging a burrow in the snow.
- Lemmings eat grasses and roots.
+ 2 more examples
- A lemming ran across the frozen ground.
- Scientists count lemmings to study the Arctic food chain.
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[C, usually pl.] disapproving
used to describe people who follow others without thinking, even into danger
भेड़चाल चलने वाले लोग, अंधानुकरण करने वाले
- Investors rushed like lemmings to buy the shares before the crash.
- The young voters followed the leader like lemmings and never asked a single question.
- Don't be lemmings and buy something just because everyone else is.
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- The crowd moved like lemmings towards the gate.
- Commuters followed each other like lemmings into the flooded street.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
lemming (literal)
A lemming is a small northern rodent; it is countable.
Lemming उत्तर के ठंडे इलाकों का छोटा कृंतक है; यह countable है।
- Lemmings live in the Arctic.
- A lemming ran across the snow.
like lemmings
Figuratively, people acting like lemmings follow a crowd without thinking.
लाक्षणिक रूप में like lemmings का अर्थ बिना सोचे भीड़ के पीछे चलना है।
- Investors rushed to buy like lemmings.
- The crowd followed the leader like lemmings.
lemming-like behaviour
The compound adjective describes blind, herd-like action.
यह compound adjective अंधानुकरण वाले, झुंड जैसे व्यवहार को बताता है।
- His lemming-like loyalty cost him his job.
- The market showed lemming-like panic.
a lemming (person)
Calling a person a lemming is critical and informal.
किसी व्यक्ति को lemming कहना आलोचनात्मक और अनौपचारिक है।
- Do not be a lemming; think for yourself.
- Some voters behave like lemmings.
+Collocations 4
verb + like lemmings
followrushbehavejumpmarch
- The students rushed to the new study trend like lemmings.
adjective + lemming
blindmindlessArcticbrownlittle
- He is a mindless lemming who copies every fashion.
lemming + noun
instinctbehavioureffectmentality
- Lemming mentality is dangerous in the stock market.
lemming + preposition
intooveraftertowards
- They ran after the leader like lemmings into the sea.
“More examples 5
- Do not follow the toppers blindly like lemmings; choose your own method.
Toppers का अंधानुकरण lemmings की तरह न करें; अपनी पद्धति चुनें।
- Lemmings are famous for sudden growth in their numbers.
Lemmings अपनी संख्या में अचानक वृद्धि के लिए प्रसिद्ध हैं।
- The shares fell as small investors sold like lemmings.
छोटे निवेशकों के lemmings की तरह बेचने से शेयर गिर गए।
- She refused to behave like a lemming and voted for her own choice.
उसने भेड़चाल में चलने से इनकार किया और अपनी पसंद को वोट दिया।
- A teacher warned us against lemming-like copying in the exam.
एक शिक्षक ने हमें परीक्षा में भेड़चाल की तरह नकल करने के विरुद्ध चेताया।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words describe people who follow others, but lemming and sheep suggest foolish, unthinking following.
ये शब्द दूसरों के पीछे चलने वालों को बताते हैं, पर lemming और sheep मूर्खतापूर्ण अंधानुकरण दर्शाते हैं।
A person who follows a crowd blindly.
भीड़ के पीछे आँख मूँदकर चलने वाला व्यक्ति।
- Don't be a lemming.
A person who simply does what others do.
वह व्यक्ति जो बस वही करता है जो दूसरे करते हैं।
- The voters were treated as sheep.
A person who supports or copies a leader or trend, not always blindly.
नेता या चलन का समर्थन या नकल करने वाला व्यक्ति, ज़रूरी नहीं कि अंधभक्त हो।
- He has a million followers online.
§Grammar and usage
Usage: the phrase like lemmings comes from a popular but false belief that lemmings deliberately jump off cliffs together.
Usage में like lemmings वाला मुहावरा उस लोकप्रिय पर ग़लत धारणा से आया है कि लेमिंग जानबूझकर एक साथ चट्टानों से कूद जाते हैं।