mire
//maɪər//
Noun
mireSingular
miresPlural
1
A stretch of swampy or boggy ground; a marsh or wetland area.
The hikers had to carefully navigate around the mire to avoid sinking into the soft ground.
2
Deep mud or wet, soft earth that is difficult to walk through.
The hikers got stuck in the mire after the heavy rain.
3
A difficult, troublesome, or entangled situation from which it is hard to escape.
The company found itself in a mire of debt and legal troubles.
Verb
mireInfinitive
mirePresent tense
miredPast tense
miredPast participle
miringPresent participle
miresThird-person singular
1
To cause to sink or become stuck in mud or swampy ground.
The heavy rain mired the truck in the muddy field.
2
To involve or entangle in difficulties; to hamper or impede progress.
The project was mired in bureaucratic delays.