murk
1or mirk
darkness; gloom: the murk of a foggy night.
Archaic. dark; murky.
Origin of murk
1Words Nearby murk
Other definitions for murk (2 of 2)
Slang. a variant of merk1.
Origin of murk
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How to use murk in a sentence
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.
Netflix’s ‘The Sandman’ Is One Terribly Boring Fantasy Series | Nick Schager | August 5, 2022 | The Daily BeastFor hours, according to the Weather Service, visibility in the murk fell at Washington Dulles International Airport to a mere half-mile.
Washington was plunged into obscurity by Tuesday’s fog | Martin Weil | January 27, 2021 | Washington PostAnd 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.
God Wills It! | William Stearns DavisThrough the haze and murk Peter Gross saw black eyes that flamed with hate, foaming lips, and passion-distorted faces.
The Argus Pheasant | John Charles Beecham
But the sight of a lion emerging from the murk, the wrong side of the crevice, roused him thoroughly.
The Adventures of Kathlyn | Harold MacGrathThey 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)
mirk
/ (mɜːk) /
gloomy darkness
an archaic variant of murky
Origin of murk
1British Dictionary definitions for murk (2 of 2)
/ (mɜːk) /
to murder (a person)
to defeat (a team) convincingly
Origin of murk
2Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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