Vocabulary
Pour
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
flow rapidly in a steady stream.
Urdu meaning
بھانا، انڈیلنا، بھرنا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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This will pour out of the mouths of even those men who believe they have `progressive`views.Of late, the distinctive thing about the vocabulary of backlash against women has been that it is almost entirely borrowed from the West.
Dawn Editorials —
The war on women
— 2026-03-07
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Pour some emotion into the mix, and we have quite a viscous concoction.An editorial in Dawn recently pointed out the dire circumstances of rising rabies cases across the country, affecting rural and urban areas alike.
Dawn Editorials —
Doggone morality
— 2025-12-26
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This path was made much more treacherous by the fact that when it starts to pour in Karachi, many people uncover manholes outside their homes and offices to `facilitate` drainage.
Dawn Editorials —
Big, bad rain
— 2025-08-23
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Yet, instead of helping communities prepare for and survive climate shocks, the budget continues to pour money into mitigation-heavy projects like dams and infrastructure.
Dawn Editorials —
Green tokenism
— 2025-07-08
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The hope that Iranians would pour into the streets and a weakened government would be unable to contain the multitudes evaporated soon enough.
Dawn Editorials —
Iran, Israel scorecard
— 2025-06-29
Synonyms
stream, flow, run, gush, cascade, course, spout, jet, spurt, flood, surge, spill, rush,
Curator example
“water poured off the roof”
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