Mire - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈmaɪər|  American pronunciation of the word mire
Brit.  |ˈmaɪə|  British pronunciation of the word mire

noun

- a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot (syn: morass, quag, quagmire, slack)
- deep soft mud in water or slush (syn: slop)
- a difficulty or embarrassment that is hard to extricate yourself from
the country is still trying to climb out of the mire left by its previous president
caught in the mire of poverty

verb

- entrap (syn: entangle)
Our people should not be mired in the past
- cause to get stuck as if in a mire
The mud mired our cart
- be unable to move further
- soil with mud, muck, or mire (syn: muck, mud)

Extra examples

The troops marched onward through the muck and the mire.

...played on a football field that was thick with mire...

...the sight of the standard, which had emerged from the battle mangled and mired, still stirred the soldiers' hearts...

...the case has been mired in probate court for years...

They found themselves in a mire of debt.

The wheels got stuck in the mire.

I wonder how my horse's knees are; not much hurt, I think - only mired.

Our people should not be mired in the past

The mud mired our cart

The Party sank deeper into the mire of conflict.

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