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hue and cry meaning in Urdu

چپقلش

hue and cry in Urdu: چپقلش, ہانک پکار, ہلڑ. In English, hue and cry means the public pursuit of a criminal, accompanied by shouts to warn others to give chase.

Urdu words for hue and cry

چپقلش, ہانک پکار, ہلڑ

English meaning of hue and cry

  1. noun The public pursuit of a criminal, accompanied by shouts to warn others to give chase.
  2. noun A loud and persistent public clamour, especially one associated with protest or the making of some demand.

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Questions about hue and cry in Urdu

What is the meaning of hue and cry in Urdu?
Hue and cry in Urdu is چپقلش, ہانک پکار, ہلڑ.
hue and cry کا اردو میں کیا مطلب ہے؟
Hue and cry: چپقلش, ہانک پکار, ہلڑ.
What does hue and cry mean in English?
Hue and cry means the public pursuit of a criminal, accompanied by shouts to warn others to give chase.

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

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