murk
noun/mɜːk/
/mɜːrk/
(usually the murk)
[uncountable]- darkness caused by smoke, fog, etc. synonym gloom
- The figure disappeared into the murk.
- Through the murk there was a faint glimmer of light.
Word OriginOld English mirce, of Germanic origin; reinforced in Middle English by Old Norse myrkr.Definitions on the go
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