Murk
noun
Darkness or thick mist that makes it hard to see.
The fog created a murk that made it difficult to see the road ahead.
verb
To obscure or darken something.
The thick fog murked my visibility.
noun
A state of confusion or uncertainty.
In the murk of my mind, I couldn't understand what was happening.
noun
Darkness or thick mist that makes it hard to see.
The fog created a murk that made it difficult to see the road ahead.
verb
To obscure or darken something.
The thick fog murked my visibility.
noun
A state of confusion or uncertainty.
In the murk of my mind, I couldn't understand what was happening.
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Impediment
Used when visibility is hindered, not just any type of darkness.
Lost in the murk of the unlit basement, I fumbled for a light switch.
Pro Tip 2/3Natural Occurrences
Often relates to mist or natural conditions rather than artificial settings.
The hikers were wary of the descending murk at twilight.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Atmosphere
Can be used metaphorically to describe a gloomy or foreboding mood.
The bad news cast a murk over the festivities.
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Impediment
Used when visibility is hindered, not just any type of darkness.
Lost in the murk of the unlit basement, I fumbled for a light switch.
Pro Tip 2/3Natural Occurrences
Often relates to mist or natural conditions rather than artificial settings.
The hikers were wary of the descending murk at twilight.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Atmosphere
Can be used metaphorically to describe a gloomy or foreboding mood.
The bad news cast a murk over the festivities.
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Impediment
Used when visibility is hindered, not just any type of darkness.
Lost in the murk of the unlit basement, I fumbled for a light switch.
Pro Tip 2/3Natural Occurrences
Often relates to mist or natural conditions rather than artificial settings.
The hikers were wary of the descending murk at twilight.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Atmosphere
Can be used metaphorically to describe a gloomy or foreboding mood.
The bad news cast a murk over the festivities.
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The city sky is, frankly, rather boring. If you look up at the patches of murk between buildings, you might be able to pick out The Big Dipper,
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The city sky is, frankly, rather boring. If you look up at the patches of murk between buildings, you might be able to pick out The Big Dipper,
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Michael Leunig
Australian Cartoonist
Murk can be described as an enfeebled fog with a personality disorder; it is more troubled than ethereal, sulking moodily over our lives at the end of the day.
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Aldo Leopold
American Environmentalist
One swallow does not make a summer, but one skein of geese, cleaving the murk of March thaw, is the Spring.
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Michael Leunig
Australian Cartoonist
Murk can be described as an enfeebled fog with a personality disorder; it is more troubled than ethereal, sulking moodily over our lives at the end of the day.
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Aldo Leopold
American Environmentalist
One swallow does not make a summer, but one skein of geese, cleaving the murk of March thaw, is the Spring.
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