Choppy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

marked by abrupt transitions

rough with small waves

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈaʊntɚbɹˌɛstwɜːk/

🇬🇧British English

/daɪlˈeɪtɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/daɪlˈeɪtɪd/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈaʊntɚbɹˌɛstwɜːk/.

Examples

choppy prose
choppy seas

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

jerky

Parts of Speech

adjective	marked by abrupt transitions “choppy prose”
adjective	rough with small waves “choppy seas”

Word Forms

chop	noun	the irregular motion of waves (usually caused by wind blowing in a direction opposite to the tide)
choppiness	noun	used of the sea during inclement or stormy weather

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

abgehackt

gekennzeichnet durch abrupte Übergänge

🇫🇷French

agité

marqué par des transitions abruptes

🇪🇸Spanish

picado

marcado por transiciones abruptas

🇮🇹Italian

discontinuo

segnato da bruschi passaggi

🇳🇱Dutch

schokkerig

gekenmerkt door abrupte overgangen

🇵🇹Portuguese

agitado

marcado por transições abruptas

🇷🇺Russian

изменчивый

отмечен резкими переходами

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तड़का हुआ

अचानक परिवर्तन द्वारा चिह्नित

🇧🇩Bengali

কাটা

আকস্মিক রূপান্তর দ্বারা চিহ্নিত

🇮🇳Tamil

கசப்பான

திடீர் மாற்றங்களால் குறிக்கப்பட்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

అస్థిరమైన

ఆకస్మిక పరివర్తనాల ద్వారా గుర్తించబడింది

🇮🇳Marathi

खडबडीत

अचानक संक्रमणांद्वारे चिन्हांकित

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચીકણું

અચાનક સંક્રમણો દ્વારા ચિહ્નિત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಒರಟಾದ

ಹಠಾತ್ ಪರಿವರ್ತನೆಗಳಿಂದ ಗುರುತಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മൂർച്ചയുള്ള

പെട്ടെന്നുള്ള പരിവർത്തനങ്ങളാൽ അടയാളപ്പെടുത്തിയിരിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੱਟਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ

ਅਚਾਨਕ ਪਰਿਵਰਤਨ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹਿਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

کٹے ہوئے

اچانک منتقلی کے ذریعہ نشان زد

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

断断续续

以突然的转变为标志

🇯🇵Japanese

途切れ途切れの

突然の変化が特徴

🇰🇷Korean

고르지 못한

급격한 전환으로 표시됨

🇻🇳Vietnamese

giật cục

được đánh dấu bằng sự chuyển tiếp đột ngột

🇹🇭Thai

ขาด ๆ หาย ๆ

ทำเครื่องหมายด้วยการเปลี่ยนแปลงอย่างกะทันหัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

berombak

ditandai dengan transisi yang tiba-tiba

🇵🇭Filipino

pabagu-bago

minarkahan ng mga biglaang paglipat

🇲🇾Malay

berombak

ditandai dengan peralihan mendadak

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متقطع

تتميز بالتحولات المفاجئة

🇮🇷Persian

متلاطم

با انتقال ناگهانی مشخص شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

dalgalı

ani geçişlerle işaretlenmiş

🇮🇱Hebrew

קָטוּעַ

מסומן במעברים פתאומיים

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