MIRE

I. noun see: moss Date: 14th century wet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh), heavy often deep mud or slush, a troublesome or intractable situation , miry adjective II. verb (~d; miring) Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to cause to stick fast in or as if in ~, to hamper or hold back as if by ~ ; entangle , to cover or soil with ~, intransitive verb to stick or sink in ~