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quicksand meaning in Kannada

ಉಸುಬು

/ˈkwɪkˌsænd/

quicksand in Kannada: ಉಸುಬು, ಕಳ್ಳುಸುಬು, ಕಳ್ಳುಸುಕು, ಕಳ್ಳಕೆಸರು. In English, quicksand means wet sand that appears firm but in which things readily sink, often found near rivers or coasts.

Kannada words for quicksand

ಉಸುಬು, ಕಳ್ಳುಸುಬು, ಕಳ್ಳುಸುಕು, ಕಳ್ಳಕೆಸರು, ಕಳ್ಳಹುದಲು, ಕಳ್ಳಹುದುಲು

English meaning of quicksand

  1. noun Wet sand that appears firm but in which things readily sink, often found near rivers or coasts.
  2. noun Anything that metaphorically pulls one down or buries one; a treacherous, risky danger.

Full definition of quicksand

quicksand in a sentence

  • My feet were firmly lodged in the quicksand, and the more I struggled the more I sank into it.
  • the quicksands of youth

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Questions about quicksand in Kannada

What is the meaning of quicksand in Kannada?
Quicksand in Kannada is ಉಸುಬು, ಕಳ್ಳುಸುಬು, ಕಳ್ಳುಸುಕು, ಕಳ್ಳಕೆಸರು.
quicksand ಪದದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಅರ್ಥ ಏನು?
Quicksand: ಉಸುಬು, ಕಳ್ಳುಸುಬು, ಕಳ್ಳುಸುಕು, ಕಳ್ಳಕೆಸರು.
What does quicksand mean in English?
Quicksand means wet sand that appears firm but in which things readily sink, often found near rivers or coasts.

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Kannada words from Kannada Wiktionary: quicksand (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: quicksand (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Kannada words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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