murky

[US]/ˈmɜːki/
[UK]/ˈmɜːrki/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. dark and gloomy; clouded; suspicious
adv. in a dark and gloomy way; in a clouded way; in a suspicious way
n. darkness; cloudiness; suspicion

Phrases & Collocations

murky waters

murky situation

murky motives

Example Sentences

the murky world of espionage.

the murky silt of a muddy pond.

the murky borderland between history and myth.

the sky was murky and a thin drizzle was falling.

She had a decidedly murky past.

She threw it into the river’s murky depths.

a murky dungeon.See Synonyms at dark

Rain poured down from the murky skies.

sharks lurking in the murky grey depths of the sea

William watched the murky liquid gushing out .

The truth about your murky past is safe with me—my lips are sealed.

Stones and sticks are hurled into the murky water, but within minutes the ranine chorus resumes at previous pitch and intensity.

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