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mire
/ˈmaɪɚ/
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What does mire mean?
noun
- Deep mud; moist, spongy earth.
- A bog or fen; (in wetland science, specifically) a peatland which is actively forming peat, such as an active bog or fen.
- An undesirable situation; a predicament.
More meanings (6)
verb
- To cause or permit to become stuck in mud; to plunge or fix in mud.
- To sink into mud.
- (figuratively) To weigh down.
- To soil with mud or foul matter.
proper noun
- A surname.
noun
- (obsolete, rare) An ant.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈmaɪɚ/
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Here’s that which is too weak to be a sinner, Honest water, which ne’er left man i’ the mire.
He skims o'er the smooth turf, he scuds through the mire, He waits with them, passes them, bids them good-bye!
More book examples (3)
There was a laugh from the two first and a loud curse from the last as he sprawled in the mire.
Everywhere, the mire, which the sewermen came to handle with intrepidity, abounded in precious objects, jewels of gold and silver, precious stones, coins.
My animal fell and I was well soused in black mire--a very disagreeable accident when one does not possess a change of clothes.