murk
5
8.1
- noun
- /mɜrk/
:
oscuridad
- Low-hanging clouds laid a gray murk over everything, including the few spectators scattered along both sides of the avenue.
- horizon murk
- murk ahead
- peered through the murk
That's the idea is that to bring things out of the murk is a good thing.
- That's the idea is that to bring things out of the murk is a good thing.
Examples
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We're starting to see it through the murk.
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I made my way through the swirling murk to the kitchen tent.
Fiction book (2002) -
In time, the ruined city disappeared completely into the murk, but its legend endured.
Academic text (2004) -
I see only murk.
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I looked out over the murk of Denver's atmosphere toward the mountains, trying to get my bearings.
Fiction book (1995) -
As the storm rolled in, the sun disappeared behind a thick layer of murk that blanketed the city.
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Navigating the river was challenging due to the heavy murk that hung in the air after the rain.
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The diver noticed the fish swimming below him, barely visible through the dark murk of the water.
Synonyms
155
1.0
A thick cloud of tiny water drops near the ground that makes it hard to see
2
1.3
A heavy cloud near the ground that makes it hard to see far
2
2.1
Sky covered with clouds so it is not bright
1
9.8
A faint cloudy mass, for example around a star or in a liquid
1
5.9
Cloudy darkness that makes it hard to see through water or air
1
2.5
A sky completely covered with clouds that looks dim and gray
A lot of fog in the air that makes it hard to see
Antonyms
How Dark
Surface Forms
Etymology
Murk comes from an old Northern word meaning 'dark' and you can still see that idea in the common English word murky. So murk describes a heavy, cloudy darkness that makes it hard to see.