miry Definition

mire
noun

1. Deep mud; a boggy area.

Thesaurus: bog, marsh, swamp, morass, quagmire, fen, mud, ooze.
2. Trouble; difficulty; anything unpleasant and messy.

verb mired, miring

tr & intr
1. To sink, or to make something or someone sink, in a mire.
2. To soil something or someone with mud.
3. To involve someone in trouble or difficulties.

Derivative: miry
adj

Etymology: 14c: from Norse myrr bog.

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miry mire