puddle
/ˈpʌdl/noun
उच्चारण पडल
गड्ढे में भरा पानी, डबरा
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a small amount of water or other liquid, especially rain, that has collected in one place on the ground
गड्ढे में भरा पानी, डबरा
- The children jumped in the puddles after the rain.
- A bus splashed muddy water out of a puddle onto the pavement.
- I stepped into a puddle and soaked my shoes.
+ 2 more examples
- There were puddles all along the lane after the storm.
- The dog splashed through the muddy puddle and shook itself dry.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a puddle of + liquid
'Puddle of' is followed by a liquid such as water, oil or milk. The verb agrees with 'puddle', not with the liquid.
'Puddle of' के बाद पानी, तेल या दूध जैसा तरल आता है। Verb 'puddle' के अनुसार चलता है, तरल के अनुसार नहीं।
- A puddle of water was left on the floor.
- There was a puddle of oil under the scooter.
in a puddle / in puddles
We splash, jump or step in a puddle. For play with many puddles use the plural.
हम puddle में छपाका मारते, कूदते या पैर रखते हैं। कई गड्ढों में खेलने के लिए बहुवचन आता है।
- The children splashed in puddles after the first rain.
- Radhika jumped over a puddle.
puddles form / dry up
Puddles form after rain and dry up in the sun. They are small and shallow.
बारिश के बाद puddles बनते हैं और धूप में सूख जाते हैं। वे छोटे और उथले होते हैं।
- Puddles formed along the lane during the monsoon.
- The puddles dried up by afternoon.
a big fish in a small puddle (idiom)
This echoes 'a big fish in a small pond': someone important only in a small place.
यह 'a big fish in a small pond' की याद दिलाता है: ऐसा व्यक्ति जो केवल छोटी जगह में महत्वपूर्ण है।
- He was a big fish in a small puddle in his village.
+Collocations 4
adjective + puddle
muddyshallowdeepsmalldirtyrain
- He stepped into a muddy puddle by mistake.
verb + puddle
splash injump overavoidwade throughform
- She wore boots to wade through the puddles.
puddle of + noun
of waterof milkof oilof bloodof rain
- A puddle of milk spread across the kitchen floor.
puddle + noun
jumpingsplashingwatermud
- The puddle water was too dirty to touch.
“More examples 5
- After the downpour, puddles stood on every road.
मूसलाधार बारिश के बाद हर सड़क पर पानी भरा था।
- The little boy jumped into the puddle with both feet.
छोटा लड़का दोनों पैरों से पानी के गड्ढे में कूद पड़ा।
- A bus splashed the puddle on the pedestrians.
एक बस ने गड्ढे का पानी पैदल चलने वालों पर उछाल दिया।
- There was a puddle of tea on the table.
मेज़ पर चाय का एक छोटा-सा धब्बा-जैसा जमाव फैला हुआ था।
- Mosquitoes breed in puddles of stagnant water.
मच्छर रुके हुए पानी के गड्ढों में पनपते हैं।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ A puddle of water were on the floor.
✓ A puddle of water was on the floor.
The subject is 'puddle', which is singular.
Subject 'puddle' है, जो एकवचन है।
✗ Children love to splash in puddle.
✓ Children love to splash in puddles.
A general statement about children needs a plural noun.
बच्चों के बारे में सामान्य कथन के लिए बहुवचन noun चाहिए।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These nouns describe small bodies of water, and they differ in size and time.
ये nouns पानी के छोटे जमाव को बताते हैं, आकार और स्थायित्व में भिन्न हैं।
A small, shallow pool of rain or spilt liquid.
बारिश या गिरे तरल का छोटा, उथला जमाव।
- A puddle by the door.
A small, still body of water that stays for a long time.
पानी का छोटा, शांत जमाव जो लंबे समय तक रहता है।
- Ducks swam in the pond.
A small area of water, natural or built for swimming.
पानी का छोटा क्षेत्र, प्राकृतिक या तैराकी के लिए बना।
- A pool of water.
AaSpelling
pud·dle
?Which word?
Keep the water-body words in order of size: puddle (a small amount on the ground), pool, pond (a small area of still water), lake, sea, ocean.
जलाशयों के शब्द आकार के क्रम में याद रखिए: puddle (ज़मीन पर थोड़ा पानी), pool, pond (स्थिर पानी का छोटा क्षेत्र, तालाब), lake, sea, ocean।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A small pond is a pool; a large artificial lake for storing water a reservoir; a muddy area a swamp or marsh.
छोटा तालाब pool; पानी जमा करने की बड़ी कृत्रिम झील reservoir; कीचड़ भरा क्षेत्र swamp या marsh।