Spooky — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/spˈuːki/

🇬🇧British English

/spˈuːki/

🇮🇳Indian English

/spˈuːki/

2 syllables Say it as /spˈuːki/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

skittish nervous flighty

Word Forms

skittishness	noun	characterized by nervousness and quickness to take fright
nervousness	noun	a sensitive or highly strung temperament

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

gruselig

unvorhersehbar erregbar (besonders bei Pferden)

🇫🇷French

fantasmagorique

imprévisiblement excitable (surtout chez les chevaux)

🇪🇸Spanish

escalofriante

impredeciblemente excitable (especialmente en caballos)

🇮🇹Italian

sinistro

imprevedibilmente eccitabile (soprattutto dei cavalli)

🇳🇱Dutch

griezelig

onvoorspelbaar prikkelbaar (vooral bij paarden)

🇵🇹Portuguese

assustador

imprevisivelmente excitável (especialmente de cavalos)

🇷🇺Russian

жуткий

непредсказуемо возбудим (особенно лошадей)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

डरावना

अप्रत्याशित रूप से उत्तेजित होना (विशेषकर घोड़ों का)

🇧🇩Bengali

ভুতুড়ে

অপ্রত্যাশিতভাবে উত্তেজনাপূর্ণ (বিশেষ করে ঘোড়ার)

🇮🇳Tamil

பயமுறுத்தும்

கணிக்க முடியாத அளவுக்கு உற்சாகம் (குறிப்பாக குதிரைகள்)

🇮🇳Telugu

భయానక

అనూహ్యమైన ఉత్తేజకరమైన (ముఖ్యంగా గుర్రాలు)

🇮🇳Marathi

भितीदायक

अप्रत्याशितपणे उत्साही (विशेषत: घोड्यांचे)

🇮🇳Gujarati

બિહામણું

અણધારી રીતે ઉત્તેજક (ખાસ કરીને ઘોડાઓ માટે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಭಯಾನಕ

ಅನಿರೀಕ್ಷಿತವಾಗಿ ರೋಮಾಂಚನಕಾರಿ (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಕುದುರೆಗಳು)

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്പൂക്കി

പ്രവചനാതീതമായ ആവേശം (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് കുതിരകൾ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਡਰਾਉਣੀ

ਅਨੁਮਾਨਿਤ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਉਤੇਜਿਤ (ਖ਼ਾਸਕਰ ਘੋੜਿਆਂ ਦਾ)

🇵🇰Urdu

ڈراونا

غیر متوقع طور پر پرجوش (خاص طور پر گھوڑوں کا)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

幽灵般的

不可预测地兴奋（尤其是马）

🇯🇵Japanese

不気味な

予想外に興奮する（特に馬の場合）

🇰🇷Korean

유령 같은

예측할 수 없을 정도로 흥분함(특히 말의 경우)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ma quái

dễ bị kích động không thể đoán trước (đặc biệt là ngựa)

🇹🇭Thai

น่ากลัว

ตื่นเต้นอย่างคาดเดาไม่ได้ (โดยเฉพาะม้า)

🇮🇩Indonesian

menyeramkan

sangat bersemangat (terutama kuda)

🇵🇭Filipino

nakakatakot

hindi mahuhulaan na nasasabik (lalo na sa mga kabayo)

🇲🇾Malay

menyeramkan

tidak dapat diduga teruja (terutamanya kuda)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مجفل

سريع الانفعال بشكل غير متوقع (خاصة عند الخيول)

🇮🇷Persian

شبح وار

تحریک پذیر غیرقابل پیش بینی (به خصوص اسب ها)

🇹🇷Turkish

hayalet gibi

tahmin edilemeyecek derecede heyecan verici (özellikle atlarda)

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַפְחִיד

מרגש באופן בלתי צפוי (במיוחד של סוסים)

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