murk

¹ American  

[murk] / mɜrk /

Or mirk

noun

1. darkness; gloom.

   the murk of a foggy night.

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adjective

1. Archaic. dark; murky.

murk ² American  

[murk] / mɜrk /

verb (used with object)

1. Slang. a variant of merk.

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murk ¹ British  

/ mɜːk /

noun

1. gloomy darkness

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adjective

1. an archaic variant of murky

murk ² British  

/ mɜːk /

verb

1. to murder (a person)

2. to defeat (a team) convincingly

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Etymology

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

Example Sentences

The sentence upset many in the courtroom who had come in support of the teenagers who died: Alex Murk and Calvin Li, both 18.

From Washington Post • Jun. 9, 2016

Murk, 18, of Potomac, was headed to Pennsylvania State University.

From Washington Post • Jun. 9, 2016

The crash claimed the lives of graduates in Wootton’s Class of 2015 — back-seat passengers Alexander Murk and Calvin Li, both 18.

From Washington Post • Nov. 9, 2015

Transparency International: Murk meterOct 28th 2010 The push for “publish what you pay” is only one of several recent changes.

From Economist • Oct. 28, 2010

"Well, Murk, we've made a good start," Farland said, after a time.

From The Brand of Silence A Detective Story by Strong, Harrington