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murk
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
murk
(noun)
murk
/
ˈ
mɚk/
noun
murk
/
ˈ
mɚk/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of MURK
[
noncount
]
:
darkness or fog that is hard to see through
A figure emerged from the
murk
. [=
gloom
]
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:
dark or dirty water
We could not see the bottom of the lake through the
murk
.
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