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murkened

murkened is the simple past and past participle of murken.

Meaning of murken

Verb

murken (third-person singular simple present murkens, present participle murkening, simple past and past participle murkened)

  1. (ambitransitive, rare) 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

Questions about murkened

What is murkened the simple past and past participle of?
Murkened is the simple past and past participle of murken.

Words near murkened in the dictionary

  1. Murk Jansen-type metaphyseal chondrodysplasia
  2. murk out
  3. murked
  4. murked out
  5. murken
  6. murkened
  7. murkening
  8. murkens
  9. murker
  10. murkest
  11. murketing

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