चीख़ना (chiikhnaa)
verb
A vivid verb meaning 'to scream, shriek, yell out' -- used for a sudden loud cry of pain, fear, or shock. Related to the noun चीख़ (chiikh, 'a scream').
Sense
1
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to scream, shriek
verb, intransitive
Synonyms: चिल्लाना (chillaanaa), चीत्कारना (chiitkaarnaa, literary)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You will hear this word a lot in descriptions of horror movies or accidents -- वह डर के मारे चीख़ी (vah dar ke maare chiikhii, 'she screamed out of fear') is the kind of line that shows up constantly in storytelling. It pairs naturally with मारे (maare, 'out of, because of') to explain the emotion behind the scream.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often mix this up with चिल्लाना (chillaanaa) -- चीख़ना (chiikhnaa) leans toward a sharp, involuntary cry of pain, fear, or shock, while चिल्लाना (chillaanaa) is more general shouting, including in anger or to get attention. 2) The nuqta under ख़ (kh) softens the sound to a more guttural 'kh' -- dropping it to चीखना (chiikhnaa) is common in casual writing and still understood, but the nuqta form is considered more correct.
Sample Sentences:
वह डर के मारे चीख़ी।
She screamed out of fear.
(vah dar ke maare chiikhii।)
अचानक बत्ती गई और सब बच्चे चीख़ने लगे।
Suddenly the lights went out and all the kids started screaming.
(achaanak battii gaii aur sab bachche chiikhne lage।)
जब उसने साँप देखा तो वह ज़ोर से चीख़ी।
When she saw the snake, she screamed loudly.
(jab usne saamp dekhaa to vah zor se chiikhii।)
इतनी ज़ोर से मत चीख़ो, बच्चा सो रहा है।
Don't scream so loudly, the baby is sleeping.
(itnii zor se mat chiikho, bachchaa so rahaa hai।)
वह हर हॉरर फ़िल्म में सबसे ज़्यादा चीख़ती है।
She screams the most in every horror movie.
(vah har horar film men sabse zyaadaa chiikhtii hai।)
दुर्घटना के बाद घायल लोग दर्द से चीख़ रहे थे।
After the accident, the injured people were screaming in pain.
(durghatnaa ke baad ghaayal log dard se chiikh rahe the।)
अगर उसे अचानक कोई डरा दे, तो वह ज़रूर चीख़ेगी।
If someone suddenly scares her, she will definitely scream.
(agar use achaanak koii daraa de, to vah zaroor chiikhegii।)
अगर उसने भूत देखा होता, तो वह ज़रूर चीख़ती।
If she had seen a ghost, she would definitely have screamed.
(agar usne bhoot dekhaa hotaa, to vah zaroor chiikhtii।)
पूरे मोहल्ले में उसकी चीख़ने की आवाज़ सुनी गई।
The sound of her screaming was heard throughout the neighborhood.
(poore mohalle men uskii chiikhne kii aavaaz sunii gaii।)
इतना दर्द था कि वह बेतहाशा चीख़ उठी।
The pain was so much that she suddenly screamed uncontrollably.
(itnaa dard thaa ki vah betahaashaa chiikh uthii।)
Morphology
Verb
infinitive:
चीख़ना
(chiikhnaa)
infinitive oblique:
चीख़ने
(chiikhne)
habitual/simple (sg.m):
चीख़ता
(chiikhtaa)
habitual/simple (pl.m):
चीख़ते
(chiikhte)
habitual/simple (sg.f):
चीख़ती
(chiikhtii)
habitual/simple (pl.f):
चीख़तीं
(chiikhtiin)
continuous (sg.m):
चीख़ रहा
(chiikh rahaa)
continuous (pl.m):
चीख़ रहे
(chiikh rahe)
continuous (sg.f):
चीख़ रही
(chiikh rahii)
continuous (pl.f):
चीख़ रहीं
(chiikh rahiin)
perfective (sg.m):
चीख़ा
(chiikhaa)
perfective (pl.m):
चीख़े
(chiikhe)
perfective (sg.f):
चीख़ी
(chiikhii)
perfective (pl.f):
चीख़ीं
(chiikhiin)
imperative (informal):
चीख़
(chiikh)
imperative (neutral):
चीख़ो
(chiikho)
imperative (formal):
चीख़िए
(chiikhie)
future (1sg.m):
चीख़ूँगा
(chiikhoongaa)
future (1sg.f):
चीख़ूँगी
(chiikhoongii)
future (1pl.m):
चीख़ेंगे
(chiikhenge)
future (1pl.f):
चीख़ेंगी
(chiikhengii)
future (2sg.m):
चीख़ेगा
(chiikhegaa)
future (2sg.f):
चीख़ेगी
(chiikhegii)
future (2pl.m):
चीख़ोगे
(chiikhoge)
future (2pl.f):
चीख़ोगी
(chiikhogii)
future (3sg.m):
चीख़ेगा
(chiikhegaa)
future (3sg.f):
चीख़ेगी
(chiikhegii)
future (3pl.m):
चीख़ेंगे
(chiikhenge)
future (3pl.f):
चीख़ेंगी
(chiikhengii)
subjunctive (1sg):
चीख़ूँ
(chiikhoon)
subjunctive (1pl):
चीख़ें
(chiikhen)
subjunctive (2sg):
चीख़े
(chiikhe)
subjunctive (2pl):
चीख़ो
(chiikho)
subjunctive (3sg):
चीख़े
(chiikhe)
subjunctive (3pl):
चीख़ें
(chiikhen)