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- Dictionarymire/ˈmʌɪə/
noun
- 1. a stretch of swampy or boggy ground: "acres of land had been reduced to a mire"
- 2. a complicated or unpleasant situation from which it is difficult to extricate oneself: "the service is sinking in the mire of its own regulations"
verb
- 1. cause to become stuck in mud: "sometimes a heavy truck gets mired down" Similar
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MIRE definition: 1. an area of deep, wet, sticky earth 2. an unpleasant situation that is difficult to escape: 3…. Learn more.
The meaning of MIRE is wet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh). How to use mire in a sentence.
Mire definition: a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh. . See examples of MIRE used in a sentence.
MIRE meaning: 1. an area of deep, wet, sticky earth 2. an unpleasant situation that is difficult to escape: 3…. Learn more.
noun. 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”. see more. verb. cause to get stuck as if in a mire. “The mud mired our cart”. synonyms: bog down.
Definition of mire noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
n. 1. An area of wet, soggy, muddy ground; a bog. 2. Deep slimy soil or mud. 3. A disadvantageous or difficult condition or situation: the mire of poverty. v. mired, mir·ing, mires. v.tr. 1. a. To cause to sink or become stuck in mire. b. To hinder, entrap, or entangle. 2. To soil with mud or mire. v.intr. To sink or become stuck in mire.
1. singular noun. You can refer to an unpleasant or difficult situation as a mire of some kind. [literary] ...a mire of poverty and ignorance. [ + of] 2. uncountable noun. Mire is dirt or mud. [literary] ...the muck and mire of sewers and farmyards.
noun. mires. An area of wet, soggy ground; bog. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Deep mud; wet, soggy earth; slush. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A disadvantageous or difficult condition or situation. The mire of poverty. American Heritage. Similar definitions. (obsolete) An ant. Wiktionary. Synonyms: wetland. swampland. slough
Jun 15, 2024 · mire (third-person singular simple present mires, present participle miring, simple past and past participle mired) ( transitive ) To cause or permit to become stuck in mud; to plunge or fix in mud. Synonyms: bemire , enmire
