Vocabulary
Bellicose
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight
Urdu meaning
لڑاکا، جھگڑالو
Example sentences (from Dawn)
Sentences are selected from stored editorial text where your search word appears. If none appear yet, run the admin sentence generator for fuller coverage.
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Misshapen survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki should be lesson enough for today`s bellicose leaders.
Dawn Editorials —
Betrayal, Inc.
— 2026-04-23
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Mr Trump should realise that such bellicose rhetoric has failed to disturb the Iranians, and has only hardened their tone.
Dawn Editorials —
Delicate moment
— 2026-04-21
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While the eastern border is quiet, New Delhi continues to spew bellicose rhetoric, and persists with controversial projects on transboundary rivers, posing a serious threat to Pakistan`s water rights.
Dawn Editorials —
Regional climbdown
— 2026-03-04
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It`s hard to fix blame when bellicose police and angry protesters take on each other in street demonstrations.
Dawn Editorials —
Triple trouble
— 2025-10-28
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Threats and bellicose statements by Indian officials have continued sporadically after the four-day conflict between India and Pakistan in May.
Dawn Editorials —
War of words
— 2025-10-13
Synonyms
belligerent, aggressive, threatening, antagonistic,
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