spooky

adjective/ˈspuːki/CEFR B2

গা-ছমছমে

Meaning

Strange and frightening in a way that suggests ghosts.

Example sentences

  • The old house looks spooky at night.রাতে পুরোনো বাড়িটা গা-ছমছমে লাগে।
  • It is spooky how often that happens.এটা এত ঘন ঘন ঘটে যে গা ছমছম করে।

Common phrases with “spooky”

  • a spooky silenceগা-ছমছমে নীরবতা
  • look spookyছমছমে দেখানো
  • a spooky coincidenceঅদ্ভুত কাকতালীয় মিল

A common mistake

The report on the accident was spooky reading.→The report on the accident was disturbing reading.

Spooky suggests the supernatural and is light in tone — a ghost story, an odd coincidence, an empty corridor. Real horror in a news report is disturbing or harrowing.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: creepy, eerie

Antonyms: reassuring

Similar words, and what each means

  • creepy

    গা শিরশিরে, ভুতুড়ে, ভূতুড়ে

    Causing an unpleasant feeling of fear or unease.

  • eerie

    গা ছমছমে, রহস্যময় ভীতিকর

    Strange and frightening in a mysterious way.

Where this word is used

Check yourself

  1. “spooky” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • উঁচু, উচ্চ
    • • সাধারণ, প্রচলিত
    • • গা-ছমছমে
    • • দুর্গন্ধযুক্ত, বদ গন্ধযুক্ত
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    গা-ছমছমে — spooky (adjective) — গা-ছমছমে. Strange and frightening in a way that suggests ghosts.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “spooky”?

    • • hefty
    • • unfounded
    • • creepy
    • • mental
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    creepy — creepy — গা শিরশিরে, ভুতুড়ে, ভূতুড়ে. Causing an unpleasant feeling of fear or unease.

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