murk

[ UK /mˈɜːk/ ]
[ US /ˈmɝk/ ]
NOUN
  1. an atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of some substance
VERB
  1. make dark, dim, or gloomy
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How To Use murk In A Sentence

  • Following the sound, Silk found himself among the sellers he sought Hobbled deer reared and plunged, their soft brown eyes wild with fright; a huge snake lifted its flat, malevolent head, hissing like a kettle on the stove; live salmon gasped and splashed in murky, glass-fronted tanks; pigs grunted, lambs baaed, chickens squawked, and milling goats eyed passersby with curiosity and sharp suspicion. Nightside The Long Sun
  • Colours were good, if none too subtle, but poor contrast made for murky dark scenes with objects lacking depth. Times, Sunday Times
  • One of the more interesting paths Donoghue sets out to traverse is what she terms the borderline territory of "murkily criminal" lesbian sex as found in mystery and detective fiction. Edmonton Sun
  • The two are plunged into a murky world of murder, politics and conspiracies. Times, Sunday Times
  • In a few months Gome has gone from an example of extraordinary success, as it served China's pent-up consumer demand, to an example of the murky and fragile state of Chinese business.
  • I lay alone in the darkened bedroom, staring into ashy, cool murkiness.
  • We don't see any flashbacks to the gory details, but the script makes it plain that this is a man with a murky past, who has indeed used his position to exploit his female students.
  • The ‘Tipton three’ may be telling a pack of lies, but this affair is so murky and so many backs are being covered that it is very difficult to form any kind of coherent judgement.
  • A slow descent into a long and murky winter; on my doorstep, the colourful leaves on the trees withered and fell, and there was no spring.
  • And lo, mescemed somewhat came of the noise and somewho might amove allmurk. Finnegans Wake
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