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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

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

Nine Inch Nails thrive in the murk of base instinct and dread.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2025

There are pinholes in the murk, apertures such as the Instagram feeds of Gaza photographers and a small number of testimonies that slip through.

From New York Times • Jan. 30, 2024

He was a foul fog, a choking murk of evil vapors, looming and slithering on the ivory floor.

From "Beowulf: A New Telling" by Robert Nye