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• a variation of merk.

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

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murk

So by late morning most of the murk should have lifted, allowing for something brighter.

From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2026

Through the murk, China’s interest in the war is important and complicated.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 30, 2025

Holmes’ willingness to stare into the murk to pull out the truth makes him an uncommon hero and an effective instrument of justice, rare and necessary qualities in a society corrupted by fear.

From Salon ● Apr. 16, 2025

By then, when the flat gray murk of Steve Annis’ cinematography and Robin Brown’s production design have dulled your senses, you’ll be hungry for stunts and what a samurai sword can do.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2024

The long concrete sweeps of the interstate exchanges like the ruins of a vast funhouse against the distant murk.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy