Vocabulary
Scuttle
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
run hurriedly or furtively with short quick steps.
Urdu meaning
فرار ہونا، تیز تیز چلنا، عجلت سے کام لینا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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Where the US-Iran peace process is concerned, President Donald Trump`s routinely irrational public comments serve to complicate matters, and may even scuttle behind-thescenes efforts to arrive at an agreement.
Dawn Editorials —
Blow hot, blow cold
— 2026-04-14
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Yet the issue of the group`s arms remains unresolved, and could remain a sticking point that could scuttle the ceasefire, which Israel has violated at will by killing hundreds of Palestinians since last October.
Dawn Editorials —
Gaza`s future
— 2026-01-30
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In the absence of a clear constitutional LG framework, Punjab has more than one way to scuttle any ECP directive and stall new LG polls for as long as it wants.
Dawn Editorials —
Local representation?
— 2025-03-02
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Back in August 2022, we saw them try to scuttle an IMF programme at a critical juncture.
Dawn Editorials —
PTI`s losing gambit
— 2025-02-13
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In addition, officials from the party have tried to scuttle the GSP-Plus status Pakistan worked so hard to get from the European Union back in 2014.
Dawn Editorials —
PTI`s losing gambit
— 2025-02-13
Synonyms
scamper, scurry, scramble, bustle, skip, trot, hurry, hasten, make haste
Antonyms
hang, lag, shuffle, poke, decelerate, walk, tarry,
Curator example
“a mouse scuttled across the floor”
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