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- DictionaryMire/ˈmī(ə)r/
noun
- 1. a stretch of swampy or boggy ground: "acres of land had been reduced to a mire"
- 2. a situation or state of difficulty, distress, or embarrassment from which it is hard to extricate oneself: "he has been left to squirm in a mire of new allegations"
verb
- 1. cause to become stuck in mud: "sometimes a heavy truck gets mired down"
Mire can be a noun meaning wet spongy earth or mud, or a verb meaning to stick or entangle in mud. Learn more about its synonyms, examples, etymology, and related words.
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Mire can be a noun meaning wet earth or a bad situation, or a verb meaning to sink or get stuck in something. Learn how to use mire in sentences and see translations in different languages.
to cause something to sink in deep, wet, sticky earth, or fig. to cause someone or an activity to become trapped in a difficult situation: fig. At the time the country was mired in the Great Depression. (Definition of mire from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Mire is a noun meaning a wet, swampy area or a verb meaning to sink or stick in mud. Learn more about its origin, usage and related words from Dictionary.com.
A mire is mushy ground like quicksand, so if you feel yourself trapped in a sticky situation, consider yourself mired. One gets mired IN something — like in a dispute or in a love triangle.
Mire can be a noun or a verb, meaning a wet and muddy area, a difficulty or embarrassment, or to sink or soil with mud. See synonyms, related words, and usage examples from various sources.
Learn the meaning and usage of the word mire, which can refer to a difficult situation or muddy ground. Find synonyms, pronunciation, conjugation, sentences, and translations of mire in Collins Dictionary.