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quagmires

quagmires is the plural of quagmire.

quagmires is the third-person singular simple present indicative of quagmire.

Meaning of quagmire

Noun

quagmire (plural quagmires)

  1. A swampy, soggy area of ground.
    • That quagmire regularly ‘swallows’ caught-up hikers’ boots
    Synonyms:
    marsh, marshland, mire, quag
  2. (figuratively) A perilous, mixed up and troubled situation; a hopeless tangle.
    • The paperwork got lost in a quagmire of bureaucracy.

See all 3 meanings of quagmire

Questions about quagmires

What is quagmires the plural of?
Quagmires is the plural of quagmire.

Words near quagmires in the dictionary

  1. Quaglias
  2. quagma
  3. quagmas
  4. quagmire
  5. quagmired
  6. quagmires
  7. quagmirical
  8. quagmiring
  9. quagmirish
  10. quagmiry
  11. quags

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