murken
murken verb: to make or become murky or dark.
Verb
murken (third-person singular simple present murkens, present participle murkening, simple past and past participle murkened)
- To make or become murky or dark.
- With brooding forecast of the brumal blast,
And treasures white poured from cold northern stores,
A Sabbath restfulness is in the woods,
A silent flow in Yarrow's murkened stream; […]1917, William Steven, Yarrow, page 130 - The parking lot was emptying rapidly as all the Labor Day picnic groups headed home in the murkening gloom.2008, T. David Lee, 108th Street, page 160
- With brooding forecast of the brumal blast,
Forms of murken
| third-person singular present | murkens |
|---|---|
| present participle | murkening |
| past participle | murkened |
| past | murkened |
| alternative Scotland | mirken |
Origin of murken
From Middle English mirkenen, from Old Norse myrkna (“to grow dark”), equivalent to murk + -en.
Questions about murken
- What does murken mean?
- Murken means to make or become murky or dark.
- What part of speech is murken?
- Murken is a verb.
- What is the past tense of murken?
- The past tense of murken is murkened.
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