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murk

1
or mirk

[ murk ]

noun

  1. darkness; gloom:

    the murk of a foggy night.



adjective

  1. Archaic. dark; murky.

murk

2

[ murk ]

verb (used with object)

  1. Slang. a variant of merk 1( def ).

murk

1

/ mɜːk /

noun

  1. gloomy darkness


adjective

  1. See murky
    an archaic variant of murky

murk

2

/ mɜːk /

verb

  1. to murder (a person)
  2. to defeat (a team) convincingly

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Word History and Origins

Origin of murk1

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

Origin of murk2

First recorded in 2005–10

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Word History and Origins

Origin of murk1

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

Origin of murk2

C20: of unknown origin

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Example Sentences

A dark fantasy that gets lost in the murk, The Sandman introduces elements in such random fashion that it rarely feels like there’s something riding on Dream’s success or failure, regardless of the hero’s repeated talk about his mission’s importance.

For hours, according to the Weather Service, visibility in the murk fell at Washington Dulles International Airport to a mere half-mile.

And then he hung up, left the station to vanish into the murk of the rain swept night.

"I owe you no grudge, gentle Franks," quoth the dwarf, as they pushed back the door of a cell that was all dust and murk.

Through the haze and murk Peter Gross saw black eyes that flamed with hate, foaming lips, and passion-distorted faces.

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

They were close upon it before they saw it through the rain and murk.

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