Vocabulary
Erupt
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
(of a volcano) become active and eject lava, ash, and gases.
Urdu meaning
پھوٹنا، پھٹنا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- If conflict were to erupt between India and Pakistan, the most Riyadh would realistically do is attempt to mediate, as it did duringthe stand-off of May 2020.
- When access is blocked, tempers flare, and fights erupt between families living side by side.
- The question is: do our rulers have a plan to stem their discontent, or are they waiting for a Nepal-like situation to erupt?
- The views expressed so openly at the Lahore ThinkFest 2025 will not erupt into a revolution.
- It would have an exceedingly adverse impact on managing the insurgency in KP and resolving sectarian tensions that continue to erupt in violence in the Kurram region.
Synonyms
become active, flare up, eject/vent material, explode
Curator example
“Mount Pinatubo began erupting in June”
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