Murky — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(of liquids) clouded as with sediment

dark or gloomy

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈɜːki/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈɜːki/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈɜːki/

2 syllables Say it as /mˈɜːki/.

Examples

a cloudy liquid
muddy coffee
murky waters

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

muddy cloudy mirky turbid

Parts of Speech

adjective	(of liquids) clouded as with sediment “a cloudy liquid”
adjective	dark or gloomy “a murky dungeon”

Word Forms

cloudiness	noun	the quality of being cloudy
muddiness	noun	the quality of being cloudy
murk	noun	an atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of some substance
murkiness	noun	the quality of being cloudy
turbidness	noun	muddiness created by stirring up sediment or having foreign particles suspended
turbidity	noun	muddiness created by stirring up sediment or having foreign particles suspended

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

trübe

(von Flüssigkeiten) getrübt wie mit Sediment

🇫🇷French

sombre

(de liquides) trouble comme avec des sédiments

🇪🇸Spanish

turbio

(de líquidos) nublado como con sedimento

🇮🇹Italian

torbido

(di liquidi) torbido come con il sedimento

🇳🇱Dutch

duister

(van vloeistoffen) vertroebeld als met sediment

🇵🇹Portuguese

obscuro

(de líquidos) turvo como com sedimentos

🇷🇺Russian

мутный

(жидкостей) мутный, как осадок

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बदली का

(तरल पदार्थों का) तलछट के समान बादलयुक्त

🇧🇩Bengali

অস্পষ্ট

(তরল) পলির মতো মেঘাচ্ছন্ন

🇮🇳Tamil

இருண்ட

(திரவங்களின்) வண்டல் போன்ற மேகமூட்டம்

🇮🇳Telugu

మురికిగా

(ద్రవపదార్థాల) అవక్షేపం వలె మేఘావృతం

🇮🇳Marathi

अस्पष्ट

(द्रवपदार्थांचे) गाळाप्रमाणे ढगाळलेले

🇮🇳Gujarati

ધૂંધળું

(પ્રવાહી) કાંપની જેમ વાદળછાયું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಸುಕಾದ

(ದ್ರವಗಳ) ಸೆಡಿಮೆಂಟ್‌ನಂತೆ ಮೋಡವಾಗಿರುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മങ്ങിയ

(ദ്രാവകങ്ങളുടെ) അവശിഷ്ടം പോലെ മേഘാവൃതമാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਧੁੰਦਲਾ

(ਤਰਲ ਪਦਾਰਥਾਂ ਦਾ) ਤਲਛਟ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਬੱਦਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

گندا

(مائع کی) تلچھٹ کی طرح بادل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

阴暗的

（液体）像沉积物一样浑浊

🇯🇵Japanese

濁った

（液体の）沈殿物のように曇っている

🇰🇷Korean

어두운

(액체가) 퇴적물처럼 흐려짐

🇻🇳Vietnamese

âm u

(của chất lỏng) đục như trầm tích

🇹🇭Thai

มืดมน

(ของเหลว) ขุ่นเหมือนตะกอน

🇮🇩Indonesian

suram

(cairan) keruh seperti sedimen

🇵🇭Filipino

madilim

(ng mga likido) na maulap tulad ng sediment

🇲🇾Malay

keruh

(daripada cecair) keruh seperti dengan sedimen

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غامض

(من السوائل) غائم كالرواسب

🇮🇷Persian

کدر

(از مایعات) مثل رسوب کدر

🇹🇷Turkish

karanlık

(sıvıların) çökelti gibi bulanıklaşmış

🇮🇱Hebrew

חָשׁוּך

(של נוזלים) מעונן כמו עם משקעים

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The primary meaning of 'murky' is '(of liquids) clouded as with sediment'.

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