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shingles

/ˈʃɪŋɡlz/noun

उच्चारण शिंग्ल्ज़

दाद जैसा एक रोग, हर्पीज़ ज़ोस्टर, शिंगल्स

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noun
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    [U] medical

    a disease caused by the chickenpox virus, which causes a painful band of red spots, usually around the waist or on one side of the body

    दाद जैसा एक रोग, हर्पीज़ ज़ोस्टर, शिंगल्स

    • My grandfather had shingles last winter.
    • There is now a vaccine against shingles.
§Grammar and usage

Shingles looks plural but takes a singular verb, as in 'Shingles is very painful'.

Shingles दिखने में plural है, पर इसके साथ singular verb आता है, जैसे 'Shingles is very painful'।