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quicksand meaning in Urdu

دلدل

/ˈkwɪkˌsænd/

quicksand in Urdu: دلدل, ریگ رواں. In English, quicksand means wet sand that appears firm but in which things readily sink, often found near rivers or coasts.

Urdu words for quicksand

دلدل, ریگ رواں

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 Urdu

What is the meaning of quicksand in Urdu?
Quicksand in Urdu is دلدل, ریگ رواں.
quicksand کا اردو میں کیا مطلب ہے؟
Quicksand: دلدل, ریگ رواں.
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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Urdu words from Urdu 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 Urdu words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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