mire

/mˈaɪɹ/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

noun

1. a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
2. deep soft mud in water or slush
   “they waded through the slop”
3. a difficulty or embarrassment that is hard to extricate yourself from
   “the country is still trying to climb out of the mire left by its previous president”

verb

1. entrap
   “Our people should not be mired in the past”
2. cause to get stuck as if in a mire
   “The mud mired our cart”
3. be unable to move further
   “The car bogged down in the sand”
4. soil with mud, muck, or mire
   “The child mucked up his shirt while playing ball in the garden”

Synonyms for mire

• quagmire
• quag
• morass
• slack
• slop
• entangle
• bog down
• grind to a halt
• get stuck
• muck
• mud
• muck up

Words that rhyme with mire

• retire
• backfire
• inspire
• squire
• expire
• haywire
• inquire
• admire
• dire
• esquire
• ire
• shire
• tyre
• afire
• aspire
• hellfire
• lyre
• perspire
• quire
• skier
• spire
• abshire
• alkire
• barkshire
• beijer
• blackshire
• brushfire
• dannemeyer
• darbyshire
• dwire