mush
/mʌʃ/noun
उच्चारण मश
गूदा, लुगदी, गीला-गला पदार्थ
Core word
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[U, sing.]
a soft, thick, wet mass of something, often food that has been cooked too long
गूदा, लुगदी, गीला-गला पदार्थ
- The vegetables had been boiled to a mush.
- The rain turned the path into mush.
- The overripe fruit turned into mush.
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- The baby ate a bowl of mashed banana mush.
- Boil the lentils until they become a soft mush.
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[U] informal, disapproving
films, stories or writing that are too emotional or romantic in a silly way
अति-भावुक या बेतुकी रोमानी बातें
- I can't watch that romantic mush.
- He enjoys serious dramas but dislikes the mush that fills most daily serials.
- Her love for that sort of mush surprised her friends.
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- The novel is nothing but sentimental mush.
- He rolled his eyes at all the mush in the film.
Synonyms sentimentality schmaltz
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
mush (uncountable noun)
Mush is a soft, thick, wet mass, often food cooked too long: rice turned to mush. It is normally uncountable.
Mush नरम, गाढ़ा और गीला लोंदा है, प्रायः अधिक पक चुका खाना: rice turned to mush। यह सामान्यतः uncountable है।
- The vegetables turned to mush in the pressure cooker.
- The rain had turned the field to mush.
turn to / into mush
The usual pattern is turn to mush or reduce to mush, with no article.
सामान्य संरचना turn to mush या reduce to mush है, बिना article के।
- Overcooked dal becomes mush.
- The banana was mashed to mush.
mush (silly sentimentality)
Informally, mush means romantic or emotional writing that seems silly. The adjective is mushy.
अनौपचारिक रूप में mush का अर्थ मूर्खतापूर्ण भावुक या रोमानी लेखन है। इसका adjective mushy है।
- The film was full of romantic mush.
- I don't like mushy songs.
mush as a brain-state phrase
Phrases like 'my brain is mush' mean someone is too tired to think clearly.
'My brain is mush' जैसे वाक्यांश बताते हैं कि कोई व्यक्ति स्पष्ट सोचने के लिए बहुत थका है।
- After the exam, my brain was mush.
mush vs mash vs paste
Mush is soft and shapeless, often unwanted; mash is made on purpose by crushing; paste is smooth and thick, like ginger paste.
Mush नरम और बेढंगा होता है, प्रायः अनचाहा; mash जानबूझकर कुचलकर बनाया जाता है; paste चिकना और गाढ़ा होता है, जैसे अदरक का paste।
- Mashed potato is a dish, but potato mush means the vegetable was spoiled.
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adjective + mush
soggythickgreybrownslimy
- The rain turned the road into brown mush.
verb + mush
turn intoreduce tomash tocook tobecome
- Do not cook the peas to mush.
food + mush
potato mushrice mushfruit mushbread mushoatmeal mush
- The baby ate rice mush for lunch.
mushy phrases
mushy peasmushy filmmushy lettermushy feelings
- He wrote a long, mushy letter to his friend.
describing weather and ground
wet mushicy mushmuddy mushsnow mush
- The melting snow turned into icy mush on the footpath.
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- The old fruit in the basket had turned to mush.
टोकरी के पुराने फल लोंदा बन गए थे।
- Radhika mashed the bananas into mush for the baby.
राधिका ने बच्चे के लिए केलों को मसलकर लोंदा बना दिया।
- After three days of rain, the playground was a pool of mush.
तीन दिन की बारिश के बाद मैदान कीचड़ का तालाब बन गया।
- The film was criticised for its mush and lack of a real story.
फ़िल्म की उसकी अति भावुकता और असल कहानी न होने के लिए आलोचना हुई।
- Don't leave the rice in water too long or it will become mush.
चावल को पानी में ज़्यादा देर मत छोड़ो वरना वह लोंदा बन जाएगा।
- The biscuits fell into the tea and turned to mush at the bottom of the cup.
बिस्कुट चाय में गिरकर कप की तली में लोंदा बन गए।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The vegetables are overcooked and have become mushs.
✓ The vegetables are overcooked and have become mush.
Mush is uncountable and has no plural form.
Mush uncountable है और उसका बहुवचन रूप नहीं होता।