murk

1

or mirk

[ murk ]
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noun
  1. darkness; gloom: the murk of a foggy night.

adjective
  1. Archaic. dark; murky.

Origin of murk

1
First recorded before 900; Middle English mirke, myrke, from Old Norse myrkr “dark, darkness,” replacing Old English myrce “dark”

Words Nearby murk

Other definitions for murk (2 of 2)

murk2
[ murk ]

verb (used with object)
  1. Slang. a variant of merk1.

Origin of murk

2
First recorded in 2005–10

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How to use murk in a sentence

  • But the sight of a lion emerging from the murk, the wrong side of the crevice, roused him thoroughly.

    The Adventures of Kathlyn | Harold MacGrath
  • They were close upon it before they saw it through the rain and murk.

    The Fire People | Ray Cummings

British Dictionary definitions for murk (1 of 2)

murk1

mirk

/ (mɜːk) /


noun
  1. gloomy darkness

adjective
  1. an archaic variant of murky

Origin of murk

1
C13: probably from Old Norse myrkr darkness; compare Old English mirce dark

British Dictionary definitions for murk (2 of 2)

murk2

/ (mɜːk) /


verb(tr) slang
  1. to murder (a person)

  2. to defeat (a team) convincingly

Origin of murk

2
C20: of unknown origin

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