- a variation of merk.
murk
1 Americannoun
adjective
verb (used with object)
noun
adjective
verb
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to murder (a person)
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to defeat (a team) convincingly
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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The opener, “Six Shot Morning,” is the first of several tracks that hover in the turn-of-the-’80s murk when Joy Division was transforming into New Order after the untimely death of Ian Curtis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
They just hide in the murk of unknown facts.
From Slate ● Oct. 5, 2026
Leave it to these three to drift into the murk of a warehouse club for a near decade, and come back bigger rock stars and more powerful a band than ever.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2026
In the dark waters off the west coast of Scotland, a slender submarine glider, like a torpedo with wings, slips under the surface and quickly disappears off into the murk.
From BBC ● Dec. 7, 2025
No moon rose beyond the murk and there was nowhere to go.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
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