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- [murk]
- /mɜrk/
- /mɜːk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [murk]
- /mɜrk/
Definitions of murk word
- noun murk darkness; gloom: the murk of a foggy night. 1
- adjective murk Archaic. dark; murky. 1
- noun murk Darkness or thick mist that makes it difficult to see. 1
- noun murk darkness, gloom 1
- abbreviation MURK murky 1
- singular noun murk The murk is darkness, dark water, or thick mist that is very difficult to see through. 0
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Origin of murk
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English mirke, myrke < Old Norse myrkr dark, darkness, replacing Old English myrce dark
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Parts of speech for Murk
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determiner
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murk popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for murk
noun murk
- dimness — not bright; obscure from lack of light or emitted light: a dim room; a dim flashlight.
- gloom — total or partial darkness; dimness.
- murkiness — dark, gloomy, and cheerless.
- dusk — the state or period of partial darkness between day and night; the dark part of twilight.
- darkness — the state or quality of being dark: The room was in total darkness.
verb murk
- overcloud — to overspread with or as if with clouds: a summer storm that briefly overclouds the sun; to overcloud one's pleasure with solemn thoughts.
- graying — of a color between white and black; having a neutral hue.
- mizzle — mist or drizzle.
- mist — a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- obscure — (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain: an obscure sentence in the contract.
Antonyms for murk
noun murk
- light — a light product, as a beer or cigarette.
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