noun
- areas of wet, swampy ground; bogs or marshes
- difficult or unpleasant situations that are hard to escape from
Usage: figurative
verb
- to cause to become stuck in mud or wet ground
- to involve in difficulties or complicated circumstances
Usage: figurative
Examples
- The ancient mires stretched for miles across the landscape.
- Cattle often avoid the dangerous mires near the river.
- He found himself in legal mires after the business failed.
- The heavy rain mires vehicles in the muddy field.
- Don’t let bureaucracy mire your progress on this project.
- The scandal mires the politician in controversy.
- Peat is commonly found in these old mires.