windy
/ˈwɪndi/adjective
उच्चारण विन्डी
हवादार, तेज़ हवा वाला; बड़बोला
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with a lot of wind; (informal) using a lot of words but not saying anything important
हवादार, तेज़ हवा वाला; बड़बोला
- a windy day
- a windy speech
- It was a cold and windy evening on the beach.
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- Kites fly high on windy days in January.
- Avoid the hills on windy afternoons.
- The minister gave a long, windy talk with no real answers.
Synonyms breezy blustery gusty verbose long-winded
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
It is windy
Use it as the subject with windy to describe the weather; windy is an adjective, wind is the noun.
मौसम का वर्णन करने के लिए windy के साथ 'it' subject आता है; windy adjective है, wind noun है।
- It is windy today, so fly your kite.
- It was a cold, windy night.
windy + noun
Before a noun it describes a day, place or weather with strong wind.
Noun के पहले यह तेज़ हवा वाले दिन, स्थान या मौसम का वर्णन करता है।
- The windy plateau was almost bare.
- We sat on the windy beach.
windy (informal): using too many words
Informally, windy describes long speech that says very little.
अनौपचारिक रूप में windy लंबा भाषण बताता है जिसमें सार बहुत कम हो।
- The minister gave a windy speech with no plans.
- A windy reply would not satisfy the board.
windier / windiest
The comparative and superlative are windier and windiest; the y becomes ie.
Comparative और superlative windier और windiest हैं; y के स्थान पर ie आता है।
- March is the windiest month here.
- Today is windier than yesterday.
+Collocations 5
windy + noun
daynightweathercoastcorner
- The windy corner of the street made me shiver.
adverb + windy
veryratherquiteextremelya bit
- It is very windy on the terrace.
windy + place
hilltopplainbeachbridgeridge
- The bridge is windy in the evenings.
windy + speech
speechtalkreplyexcuse
- He made a long, windy speech.
windy + weather words
coldwetdrydusty
- It was a cold and dusty windy afternoon.
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- It was too windy to hold the open-air meeting.
खुली सभा करने के लिए हवा बहुत तेज़ थी।
- The windy weather blew down the old hoarding.
तेज़ हवा वाले मौसम ने पुराना hoarding गिरा दिया।
- Radhika wore a scarf because the hilltop was windy.
पहाड़ी की चोटी हवादार थी, इसलिए राधिका ने स्कार्फ़ पहना।
- Spring is the windiest season in the plains.
मैदानी इलाकों में बसंत सबसे अधिक हवा वाला मौसम है।
- The speaker's windy talk bored the audience.
वक्ता की लंबी-चौड़ी बातों से श्रोता ऊब गए।
- The kite festival is best enjoyed on a windy afternoon.
पतंग का त्योहार हवादार दोपहर में सबसे अच्छा लगता है।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ It is very wind today.
✓ It is very windy today.
Use the adjective windy after is, not the noun wind.
'Is' के बाद noun 'wind' नहीं, adjective 'windy' आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These weather words differ in the strength and pleasantness of the wind.
ये मौसम के शब्द हवा की तीव्रता और सुखदता में भिन्न हैं।
With strong wind; also using too many words.
तेज़ हवा वाला; साथ ही बहुत शब्द प्रयोग करने वाला।
- A windy day.
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Keep the wind words in order of strength: breeze (gentle), wind, gust (a sudden strong wind), gale (a very strong wind), storm, hurricane or cyclone (extremely strong).
हवा के शब्द तीव्रता के क्रम में याद रखिए: breeze (हल्की), wind, gust (अचानक तेज़ झोंका), gale (बहुत तेज़ हवा, आँधी), storm, hurricane या cyclone (अत्यधिक तेज़)।
§Grammar and usage
Usage: windy also means using too many words ('windy rhetoric').
प्रयोग में windy का अर्थ बहुत शब्दों वाला भी है ('windy rhetoric')।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Wind speed is measured by an anemometer; wind direction by a wind vane; the Beaufort scale describes wind strength from 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane).
हवा की गति anemometer से मापी जाती है; दिशा wind vane से; Beaufort scale हवा की तीव्रता 0 (शांत) से 12 (hurricane) तक बताता है।