murk
1or mirk
darkness; gloom: the murk of a foggy night.
Archaic. dark; murky.
Origin of murk
1Other 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
It will be if he can carry it out, was the answer, with a nod at Murker.
Tom Fairfield's Hunting Trip | Allen ChapmanA glance would have disclosed their identities—Skeel, Whalen and Murker.
Tom Fairfield's Hunting Trip | Allen ChapmanThere wont be any risk—not up in this lonesome place, Murker said.
Tom Fairfield's Hunting Trip | Allen ChapmanOh, I wouldnt be afraid, was the sneering comment of Murker.
Tom Fairfield's Hunting Trip | Allen ChapmanMurker left him a glass full after he had once emptied the tumbler.
Tom Fairfield's Hunting Trip | Allen Chapman
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
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