refreshing
/rɪˈfreʃɪŋ/adjective
उच्चारण रिफ़्रेशिंग
ताज़गी भरा, नया और सुखद
Core wordPYP · asked 3 times
Asked in previous papers
as synonym
- 1
pleasantly new or different
ताज़गी भरा, नया और सुखद
- It is refreshing to meet an honest official.
- a refreshing change
- The new teacher's approach to grammar was refreshing.
+ 2 more examples
- It is refreshing to hear a child speak so honestly.
- The film is a refreshing departure from the usual story.
Synonyms welcome stimulating fresh novel new
- 2
making you feel less tired or less hot
स्फूर्तिदायक, ताज़गी देने वाला
- a refreshing glass of lemonade
- a refreshing bath
- A cold glass of buttermilk is refreshing on a hot afternoon.
+ 2 more examples
- We took a refreshing walk by the river after the long journey.
- The cool mountain breeze was refreshing after the heat of the plains.
Synonyms invigorating reviving revitalizing cooling restorative
Opposite tiring exhausting draining
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
refreshing + noun
Use refreshing before nouns such as drink, breeze, change or honesty for things that give you new energy.
नई ऊर्जा देने वाली चीज़ों के लिए 'refreshing' को drink, breeze, change या honesty जैसे noun से पहले रखें।
- A glass of lemon water is very refreshing.
- The sea breeze was refreshing.
it is refreshing to + verb
Use it is refreshing to when something pleasantly different or honest makes you happy.
जब कोई अलग या ईमानदार बात आपको अच्छी लगे, तब 'it is refreshing to' का प्रयोग होता है।
- It is refreshing to hear a leader admit a mistake.
refreshing vs refreshed
Refreshing describes the thing; refreshed describes the person who feels better after it.
'Refreshing' उस चीज़ का वर्णन करता है; 'refreshed' उस व्यक्ति का जो उसके बाद बेहतर महसूस करता है।
- The bath was refreshing, and she felt refreshed.
refreshing + abstract noun
It also describes fresh ideas, honest talk and new approaches.
यह नए विचारों, ईमानदार बातचीत और नए दृष्टिकोणों का भी वर्णन करता है।
- The new teacher brought a refreshing approach to grammar.
+Collocations 4
refreshing + noun
drinkbreezeshowerchangesleep
- A refreshing shower after cricket is a joy.
refreshing + quality
honestyapproachideacontrastcandour
- Her refreshing honesty impressed the panel.
adverb + refreshing
verywonderfullytrulyquiteparticularly
- The cold lassi was wonderfully refreshing.
make / find + refreshing
find itmake itprovebeseem
- I found the cool morning air refreshing.
“More examples 5
- After the long journey, a cup of tea was truly refreshing.
लंबी यात्रा के बाद एक कप चाय सचमुच तरोताज़ा करने वाली थी।
- The first rain of the monsoon was refreshing after weeks of heat.
हफ़्तों की गर्मी के बाद मानसून की पहली बारिश तरोताज़ा करने वाली थी।
- Radhika's refreshing honesty won her many friends.
राधिका की ताज़गी भरी ईमानदारी ने उसे बहुत से मित्र दिलाए।
- It is refreshing to see students asking such sharp questions.
विद्यार्थियों को ऐसे तीखे प्रश्न पूछते देखना ताज़गी भरा है।
- A short walk is a refreshing break from study.
थोड़ी सैर पढ़ाई से एक ताज़गी भरा विश्राम है।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ I am feeling very refreshing after the bath.
✓ I am feeling very refreshed after the bath.
Use refreshed for how a person feels.
व्यक्ति कैसा महसूस करता है, इसके लिए 'refreshed' का प्रयोग करें।
✗ The breeze was refreshed.
✓ The breeze was refreshing.
Use refreshing for the thing that gives energy.
ऊर्जा देने वाली चीज़ के लिए 'refreshing' का प्रयोग होता है।
✗ It is refreshing for hear such honesty.
✓ It is refreshing to hear such honesty.
Use to + verb, not for + verb, after refreshing here.
यहाँ 'refreshing' के बाद 'to + verb' आता है, 'for + verb' नहीं।
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
welcome stimulating fresh novel new invigorating reviving revitalizing cooling restorative
Antonyms
AaSpelling
re·fresh·ing
?Which word?
Keep the energy words together: refreshing, invigorating (giving energy), bracing (fresh and cold), revitalizing (bringing new life).
ऊर्जा के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: refreshing, invigorating (ऊर्जा देने वाला), bracing (ताज़ा और ठंडा), revitalizing (नया जीवन देने वाला)।
§Grammar and usage
The noun refreshments (plural) means food and drink at a meeting or event.
Noun refreshments (plural) का अर्थ किसी बैठक या कार्यक्रम में खान-पान है।