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murk

UK
/mɜːk/
US
/mɝːk/

Translations

murknoun
murks
pl
obscuritéAu sens de faible visibilité, de ténèbres ou de brume épaisse.
The ship disappeared into the murk of the foggy night.
Le navire a disparu dans l’obscurité de la nuit brumeuse.
Additional translations
bouePour désigner une matière sale, trouble ou une eau boueuse.
Synonyms
gloom
darkness
shadiness
dimness
obscurity
murkverb
murked
Past Simple
murked
Past Participle
murking
Gerund
UK
/mɜːk/
US
/mɝːk/
obscurcirS’emploie pour rendre quelque chose moins clair ou moins lisible.
The heavy rain began to murk the once clear waters of the pond.
La forte pluie a commencé à obscurcir les eaux autrefois claires de l’étang.
Additional translations
s’assombrirPour exprimer le passage à une teinte ou une atmosphère plus sombre.
troublerPour un liquide ou une situation qui devient moins limpide ou plus confus.
Synonyms
cloud
murder
dim
obscure
darken
whack
smash
clobber
beat
off
dispatch
slay
kill
shadow
blacken
shade
overcast
fog
gloom

Definitions

murknoun
Darkness or thick mist that makes it difficult to see.
The ship disappeared into the murk of the foggy night.
A state of confusion or obscurity.
The details of the plan were lost in the murk of bureaucratic jargon.
Dirty or muddy liquid; filth.
He pulled his boots out of the murk at the bottom of the river.
murkverb
To make something murky or unclear.
The heavy rain began to murk the once clear waters of the pond.
To become murky or dark.
As the silt rose, the water murked quickly.
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