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mire, miré, or mirë in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A mire is a kind of wetland. Mire or Miré may also refer to: Miré, a commune in France Mire Loch
Mire_(disambiguation)
2018 Polish television series
The Mire (Polish: Rojst) is a Polish-language thriller television series starring Dawid Ogrodnik, Andrzej Seweryn, Magdalena Różczka, and Zofia Wichłacz
The_Mire
Wetland terrain without forest cover, dominated by living, peat-forming plants
glaciated areas. A peatland that is actively forming peat is called a mire. All types of mires share the common characteristic of being saturated with water,
Peatland
2010 French film
Miral is a 2010 biographical political film directed by Julian Schnabel about the coming of age of a Palestinian girl named Miral who grows up in the
Miral
Unreleased video game by Ultimate Play the Game
Mire Mare is an unreleased video game by Ultimate Play the Game. Underwurlde, the second game in the Sabreman series of titles from Ultimate (between Sabre
Mire_Mare
Grammatical category which conveys surprise
the semantic category of mirativity are called miratives (abbreviated mir). Albanian has a series of verb forms called miratives or admiratives. These may
Mirativity
Protected area in Devon, England
Blackslade Mire is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) within Dartmoor National Park, Devon, England. It is located near Pil Tor, 2km east of
Blackslade_Mire
Unit of reciprocal color temperature
reciprocal degree, the mired (/ˈmaɪrɛd/[citation needed]) is a unit of measurement used to express color temperature. Values in mireds are calculated by the
Mired
Flavor base made of vegetables
Marie-Antoine Carême, in 1816, gives a similar recipe, calling it simply "Mire-poix". By the mid-19th century, Jules Gouffé refers to mirepoix as "a term
Mirepoix
Swedish-Somali archaeologist and historian
Sada Mire (born July 1976) (Somali: Sacda Mire, Arabic: سعدة ميرة) is a Swedish-Somali archaeologist, and public intellectual known for her work on the
Sada_Mire
Type of wetland with peat-rich soil
main types of wetlands. Other names for bogs include mire, mosses, quagmire, and muskeg; alkaline mires are called fens. A bayhead is another type of bog
Bog
Commune in Pays de la Loire, France
Miré (French pronunciation: [miʁe] ) is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. Communes of the Maine-et-Loire department "Répertoire
Miré
Musical artist
Abdillahi Mire Dacar (Somali: Cabdillaahi Mire Dacar), more commonly known as Shay Mire Dacar was a Somali musician and artist. Shay Mire Dacar was born
Shay_Mire_Dacar
Railway viaduct in Cumbria, England
Dandry Mire Viaduct, (or Dandrymire Viaduct), is a railway viaduct on the Settle & Carlisle line in Cumbria, England. It is just north of Garsdale station
Dandry_Mire_Viaduct
Somali politician (1930–2016)
Dr. Hassan Haji Ali Mire, better known as Hasaan ‘Ali Mirreh' (Somali: Xasan Cali Mirreh; Arabic: حسن علي مير), 1930 – 9 November 2016) was a Somali politician
Hassan_Ali_Mire
Somali commander and poet (1862–1950)
Ismail Mire Elmi (Somali: Ismaaciil Mire Cilmi), was a renowned Somali poet and. Regarding his poetry, one observer said his voice and poetic ability
Ismail_Mire
Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France
Ballan-Miré (French pronunciation: [balɑ̃ miʁe] ) is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department, central France. The commune was established 1818 by merger
Ballan-Miré
The List of mire landscapes in Switzerland is a list of Swiss bogs and wetlands. It is from the Federal Inventory of Mire Landscapes of Particular Beauty
List of mire landscapes in Switzerland
List_of_mire_landscapes_in_Switzerland
Large freshwater swamp in Siberia (Russia)
болота, romanized: Vasyuganskiye bolota), also called the Great Vasyugan Mire, is the largest swamp in the northern hemisphere as well as the largest peatland
Vasyugan_Swamp
Ethiopian rebel leader of the Fano militia
Mihretu "Mire" Wodajo was born and raised in Raya Kobo. The nickname "Mire" was popular among the Fano groups during the Tigray War. Mire possessed private
Mihretu_Wodajo
Egyptian novelist and short story writer
Miral al-Tahawy (Arabic: ميرال الطحاوي, romanized: Mīrāl al-Ṭaḥāwī), also known as Miral Mahgoub, is an Egyptian novelist and short story writer. She comes
Miral_al-Tahawy
French designer, engraver and etcher
Noël Le Mire (20 November 1724, Rouen - 21 March 1801, Paris) was a French designer, engraver and etcher. He was the eldest of thirteen children born to
Noël_Le_Mire
Type of wetland fed by mineral-rich ground or surface water
and bogs. Bogs and fens, both peat-forming ecosystems, are also known as mires. The unique water chemistry of fens is a result of the ground or surface
Fen
1902 crime detective novel by Arthur Conan Doyle
hound, and warns Watson against attempting to cross the dangerous Grimpen Mire. His sister Beryl, without his knowledge, repeatedly tries to get Sir Henry
The_Hound_of_the_Baskervilles
Protected area in Northumberland, England
Otterburn Mires is a Site of Special Scientific Interest made up of eight separate patches of land. It is located within Northumberland National Park
Otterburn_Mires
Somalian film director, writer and activist
Soraya Miré (born 1961) is a Somali writer, filmmaker and activist against female genital mutilation. Soraya Miré was born at Beledweyne. Aged thirteen
Soraya_Miré
Zimbabwean cricketer
Solomon Farai Mire (born 21 August 1989) is a Zimbabwean former cricketer. An all-rounder, Mire represented Zimbabwe at international level in Tests,
Solomon_Mire
Kepler Mire The Kepler Mire, or Dismal Swamp east of Lake Manapouri, is the largest wetland in the Te Anau basin complex in New Zealand, covering more
Kepler_Mire
American football player (born 1970)
Richard Franklin Mirer (born March 19, 1970) is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL)
Rick_Mirer
Somali politician (1930-1993)
Mire Aware Jama (Somali: Mire Awaare Jaamac; Arabic: ميري أواري جامع; 1930 — 1993) was a Somali politician and Military colonel, a key figure in 20th-century
Mire_Aware_Jama
American bedroom pop musician
self-produced and self-released his debut studio album titled Big Smile, Black Mire. In May and June 2025, Cousins supported Perfume Genius on his "Glory Tour"
Urika's_Bedroom
Afro-Asiatic language of Chad
Mire, or Mulgi, is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in the southwestern Chadian prefectures of Tandjile Prefecture and Lai Prefecture. Most of the speakers
Mire_language
2013 Kosovar TV series or program
O sa mirë (lit. 'Oh How Nice') is a Kosovan television sitcom. It premiered on T HD, on October 7, 2013. The renewed series is produced by Gurmania J.S
O_sa_mirë
South African pole vaulter (born 2002)
Miré Reinstorf (born 5 June 2002) is a South African track and field athlete who specializes in the pole vault. She was the gold medallist at the World
Miré_Reinstorf
Gola Mire/Mira (1911–1943) was a member of the Jewish resistance underground in Poland during World War II. Mire was active in the Zionist youth organization
Gola_Mire
Nature reserve in Lahti, Finland
The Linnaistensuo Mire is a nature reserve in Lahti, Finland. It is a typical southern Finnish raised bog. It is located in the Kujala area near Linnaistenmäki
Linnaistensuo_Mire
Comhairle na Míre Gaile (Council for the Recognition of Deeds of Bravery) is a council established by the Government of Ireland to recognise acts of bravery
Comhairle_na_Míre_Gaile
The canton of Ballan-Miré is an administrative division of the Indre-et-Loire department, central France. Its borders were not modified at the French canton
Canton_of_Ballan-Miré
Prime Minister of India since 2014
doi:10.1353/jod.2014.0077. S2CID 154421269. "Indian PM Narendra Modi still mired in controversy, says expert". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 16 April
Narendra_Modi
Председателя Горно-Бадахшанской автономной области Алишера Мирзонабота (in Russian) Mirė lengvosios atletikos trenerė, olimpietė Nekrošaitė (in Lithuanian) Walter
Deaths_in_2026
Peatland in Sweden
Stordalen Mire (elevation 351 m) is a mire which lies in the subarctic region in northernmost Sweden. It is 10 km east of the town of Abisko close to Lake
Stordalen_Mire
Political party in the United States
embraced and tolerated far-right figures and groups, the Republican Party is mired in a debate about how expansive its coalition should be and whether it should
Republican Party (United States)
Republican_Party_(United_States)
Village in Lincolnshire, England
Kirmond le Mire is a small village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated on the B1203 road, 6 miles (10 km)
Kirmond_le_Mire
This is a list of rivers of Romania which entirely or partially flow through Romania. The length and drainage area represent only the part of the river
List_of_rivers_of_Romania
Holding company in Abu Dhabi
Miral (Arabic: ميرال) is an Abu Dhabi-based developer and operator of leisure and entertainment projects. The company is involved in the design, development
Miral_Group_(company)
Student-led demonstrations in China
initially diverse economic and social fabric. As a result, the country was now mired in poverty as economic production slowed or came to a halt. Deng Xiaoping
1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
1989_Tiananmen_Square_protests_and_massacre
American basketball player and businessman (born 1963)
Washington Wizards, and Kidd, who has quarterbacked the Nets out of the mire of the Meadowlands swamps, are the odds-on favorites. ... Jordan's return
Michael_Jordan
English musician and actor (1947–2016)
performed on stage as the Thin White Duke. The tour was highly successful but mired in political controversy. Bowie was quoted as saying that "Britain could
David_Bowie
Canadian television show
Point de mire was a popular Quebec information show on Radio-Canada that aired from 1956 to 1959. The television show is famous for being hosted by a future
Point_de_mire
Bay in Guadeloupe, France
Anse-Mire (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃s miʁ]) is a bay of Terre-de-Haut Island, located in Îles des Saintes archipelago in the Caribbean. It is located in
Anse_Mire
UK plant community type
NVC Community M25 (Molinia caerulea - Potentilla erecta mire)is one of the 38 mire communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system
British_NVC_community_M25
1886 short story by Anton Chekhov
"Slime" or "Mire" (Russian: Тина, romanized: Tina) is an 1886 story by the Russian writer Anton Chekhov. It was included in his 1888 collection Stories
Mire_(short_story)
2024 film by Justin Baldoni
$351 million against a $25 million budget. The production of the film was mired in controversy due to disputes between Lively and Baldoni during marketing
It_Ends_with_Us_(film)
Somali Politician & Former Mayor of Bosaso
Yasin Mire Mohamud (Somali: Yaasiin Mire Maxamuud, Arabic: ياسين ميري محمود) is a Somali politician. He was mayor of Bosaso from 2015 to 2018, the commercial
Yasin_Mire_Mohamud
American television series (2005–present)
with Carter's view, Monfette of IGN said that it speedily found itself "mired in the annoying and absurd", adding: "This third season may very well represent
Grey's_Anatomy
Indian actress (born 1982)
positive. Variety described her role as a "feminist who [cannot] fathom how mired in the dark ages [her husband's family] can be". Writing for The Times,
Priyanka_Chopra
Canadian black metal band
(2015) Infernal Decadence (2018) A Diabolic Thirst (2021) Songs of Blood and Mire (2024) "Spectral Wound play black metal, unadulterated and unadorned". doomstarbookings
Spectral_Wound
Leader of Cuba from 1959 to 2008
he lectured on the global spread of racial stereotypes through US film. Mired in economic problems, Cuba was aided by the election of Hugo Chávez to the
Fidel_Castro
Nature reserve in Hertfordshire, England
Ridlins Mire is a 1.6-hectare (4.0-acre) nature reserve managed by the Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England. This wetland
Ridlins_Mire
UK plant community type
NVC Community M27 (Filipendula ulmaria - Angelica sylvestris mire) is one of the 38 mire communities in the British National Vegetation Classification
British_NVC_community_M27
King of England from 1509 to 1547
King and leading a "Catholic crusade" against Henry, who was by this time mired in marital problems. Offaly had the Archbishop of Dublin, John Alen, murdered
Henry_VIII
Yazidi principality
The Sheikhan Principality, also known as Êzîdxan and historically as Dasin or Dasinî, is a Yazidi hereditary principality and religious polity, continuing
Sheikhan_principality
Football stadium in Garowe, Puntland
Mire Aware Stadium is a stadium in Garowe, the administrative capital of the autonomous Puntland region in northeastern Somalia. In 1993, After Somali
Mire_Aware_Stadium
Partially recognised state in the Horn of Africa
possibly several smaller arched niches. Swedish-Somali archaeologist Sada Mire dates the ruined city to the 15th–17th centuries. In the early modern period
Somaliland
Field of archaeology founded by Sada Mire
The Archaeology of Peace is a subfield of archaeology founded by Dr Sada Mire, an archaeologist and associate professor of Heritage Studies at University
Archaeology_of_Peace
Area of peatland
Blanket bog or blanket mire, also known as featherbed bog, is an area of peatland, forming where there is a climate of high rainfall and a low level of
Blanket_bog
Civil War general, U.S. president from 1869 to 1877
nation. Briefly hailed a hero for routing the Confederates, Grant was soon mired in controversy. The Northern press castigated Grant for shockingly high
Ulysses_S._Grant
Freshwater loch, reservoir in Scottish Borders, Scotland
Mire Loch is a man made freshwater loch situated on St Abb's Head in the Scottish Borders, just over a kilometre NW of the village of St. Abbs at grid
Mire_Loch
American actor and professional wrestler (born 1977)
chased down the contestants who acted as fugitives; however, the show was mired in controversy when it was alleged that the portions of the show were rigged
John_Cena
Member of the Hashemite dynasty
Prince Mired bin Ra'ad bin Zeid Al-Hussein (Arabic: مرعد بن رعد بن زيد; born June 11, 1965, in Amman, Jordan) is the second son of Prince Ra'ad bin Zeid
Mired_bin_Ra'ad
American media and entertainment conglomerate
Disney Resort, it will not be owned or managed by Disney, but instead by Miral Group. In September 2025, the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) indefinitely
The_Walt_Disney_Company
Treatment using irradiation with light of low power intensity
photo-biotherapy, therapeutic laser, and monochromatic infrared light energy (MIRE) therapy. More specific applications sometimes have their own terms, for
Low-level_laser_therapy
Massawepie Mire is a boreal peatland bog in Piercefield, New York, located near Massawepie Lake. Covering an area of over 900 acres, the mire is the largest
Massawepie_Mire
1980 film directed by Irvin Kershner
causing Prowse to fall onto the snow troopers. The shoot was strenuous and mired in conflicts. Fisher suffered from influenza and bronchitis, her weight
The_Empire_Strikes_Back
Country in Northern Europe
(390 sq mi). Mires occupy 9.9% of Latvia's territory. Of these, 42% are raised bogs; 49% are fens; and 9% are transitional mires. 70% percent of the mires are
Latvia
American multinational convenience store chain
finding describing Levvit Robinson's "hellish bullying" of Dr Brendan French, miring the action in controversy. Also on that day, 7-Eleven offered to pay "the
7-Eleven
Austrian neurologist and founder of psychoanalysis (1856–1939)
arrangements for Freud's own departure for London had become stalled, mired in a legally torturous and financially extortionate process of negotiation
Sigmund_Freud
Forested wetland
original on 23 November 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2019. "Linnaistensuo Mire". Visit Lahti. Lahti Region. Archived from the original on 1 December 2021
Swamp
Hungarian politician
National Assembly under Andrea Bujdosó in May 2026. "Hadházy Ákos bejelentette, mire készül a választási bukása után". Blikk (in Hungarian). 13 April 2026. "Magyar
György_László_Velkey
Autonomous territory of Denmark
2019. Retrieved 25 May 2019. Lyall, Sarah (1 November 2008). "Iceland, Mired in Debt, Blames Britain for Woes". The New York Times. p. A6. Archived from
Faroe_Islands
Protected area in Cumbria, England
Greendale Mires is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England. It is located near the hamlet
Greendale_Mires
Commune in Bistrița-Năsăud, Romania
County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Chiuza, Mireș (Diófás), Piatra (Kőfarka), and Săsarm (Szészárma). The commune is situated
Chiuza
Mexican painter (1907–1954)
Modern. ISBN 1-85437-586-5. Friis, Ronald (March 2004). ""The Fury and the Mire of Human Veins": Frida Kahlo and Rosario Castellanos" (PDF). Hispania. 87
Frida_Kahlo
This is a list of bogs, wetland mires that accumulate peat from dead plant material, usually sphagnum moss. Bogs are sometimes called quagmires (technically
List_of_bogs
Palestinian footballer (born 2006)
Miral Khadir Mikhail Qassis (Arabic: ميرال خضر ميكائيل قسيس; born 22 July 2006) is a Palestinian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Egyptian
Miral_Qassis
2015 Doctor Who episode
of weak Viking villagers for a war against aliens called the Mire shortly after the Mire slaughtered all of the village's warriors and a woman called
The_Girl_Who_Died
Name list
Miral is a surname and a unisex given name. Notable people with the name include: Miral Samardžić (born 1987), Slovenian football player Miral al-Tahawy
Miral_(name)
Global intergovernmental organization
Fifty Years. New York: Atlantic Monthly Press. ISBN 978-0-87113-616-9. Mires, Charlene (2013). Capital of the World: The Race to Host the United Nations
United_Nations
Head of the Catholic Church from 2005 to 2013
some Christians to justify anti-Semitism." "The Society of St. Pius X: Mired in Antisemitism" Archived 16 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine The Anti-Defamation
Pope_Benedict_XVI
José Mires (Ireland, around 1785 – Samborondón, March 1829) was a military born in Ireland as John Mires, who fought in the Spanish American wars of independence
José_Mires
Extinct Tucanoan language of Brazil
Miriti is an extinct Tucanoan language of Brazil. "Mirity-tapuya - Indigenous Peoples in Brazil". pib.socioambiental.org. Retrieved 2025-10-03. Miriti
Miriti_language
Country in the Horn of Africa
Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2013. Mire, Sada (2008). "The Discovery of Dhambalin Rock Art Site, Somaliland". African
Somalia
Men's association football team
original on 27 June 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2014. "World Cup: Luis Suarez mired in another biting controversy as Uruguay beat Italy". Sky Sports. 24 June
Italy_national_football_team
Thought experiment used to demonstrate the impossibility of proving any truth
"Münchhausen") pulling himself and the horse on which he was sitting out of a mire by his own hair. Like Munchausen, who cannot make progress because he has
Münchhausen_trilemma
Somali politician
Yusuf Mire Mohamed (Somali: Yuusuf Mire Maxamed) also known as Boos is a Somali politician, who served as the Minister of Youth and Sports of Somaliland
Yusuf_Mire_Mohamed
Granite tor on Dartmoor in Devon, England
lies the swampy land or mire known as Fox Tor Mires. This is said to have been the inspiration for the fictional Grimpen Mire in the novel The Hound of
Fox_Tor
American actress, singer, and dancer (born 1975)
Man in Brooklyn Adela The Nobodies Amy Short film 2015 Gravy Kerry 2016 Mired Wife (voice) Short film 2021 Anything Goes Reno Sweeney Filmed stage production
Sutton_Foster
American political commentator (born 1989)
Hill. Archived from the original on May 16, 2018. Retrieved May 16, 2018. Mire, Sam (March 18, 2016). "Does Donald Trump Actually Have A Small Penis?".
Candace_Owens
Indian rapper and singer (1993–2022)
"Sidhu Moose Wala Joins Congress: Who Is He? What Controversies Is He Mired In?". TheQuint. Archived from the original on 3 December 2021. Retrieved
Sidhu_Moose_Wala
President of the United States from 1837 to 1841
Van Buren's presidency had been a difficult affair, with the U.S. economy mired in a severe downturn, and other divisive issues, such as slavery, western
Martin_Van_Buren
MIRE
MIRE
Female
Italian
Italian form of French Mireille, MIRELLA means "to admire."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a lost place in Yardley, Birmingham, recorded in 1645 as Puggmyre Farm. This derives from the name of its 13th-century landlord, Robert Pugg, whose surname is of unknown etymology, + Middle English myre ‘mire’, ‘bog’.
Girl/Female
French
Miracle.
Girl/Female
Latin
Femininefrom the Hebrew male name Amariah meaning 'Jehovah has said.
Girl/Female
Hebrew
Bitter.
Girl/Female
Spanish American Latin
Miracle.
Female
Bulgarian
, to admire.
Female
French
Pet form of French Provençal Mireio, MIREILLE means "to admire."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a minor place in the parish of Windermere, Cumbria, named in Middle English as long ‘long’ + myre, mire ‘marsh’, ‘bog’ (Old Norse mýrr).
Surname or Lastname
English (Kent)
English (Kent) : perhaps a variant spelling of Myers.Greek (pronounced as two syllables) : nickname from Albanian mirë ‘good’, ‘honest’.
Female
Spanish
Catalan and Spanish form of French Provençal Mireio, MIREIA means "to admire."
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly Yorkshire)
English (mainly Yorkshire) : patronymic from Mayer 1, i.e. ‘son of the mayor’.English : patronymic from mire ‘physician’ (see Myer 1).Irish : Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Midhir, probably a variant of Ó Meidhir ‘mayor’ (see Mayer 1).
Female
Romanian
(Bulgarian Мирела): Bulgarian and Romanian form of French Mireille, MIRELA means "to admire." In use by the Romani.
Female
French
French Provençal name, probably derived from the word mirar, MIREIO means "to admire."
Female
Yiddish
(מִירל) Yiddish form of Hebrew Miryam, MIRELE means "obstinacy, rebelliousness" or "their rebellion."Â
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name from Old French mire ‘physician’.English : topographic name from Middle English mire ‘marsh’ (Old Norse mýrr) .English : variant of Mayer 1.
Girl/Female
Yiddish
Bitter.
Girl/Female
Latin
Femininefrom the Hebrew male name Amariah meaning 'Jehovah has said.
Female
African
peace.
Male
Czechoslovakian
, peace glory.
MIRE
MIRE
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Lover
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Newness
Boy/Male
Tamil
The Moon, Produced in a fortnight.half a month
Boy/Male
Tamil
Born in the mind
Male
Egyptian
, Ares, ("a lion"), god of war.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English prest ‘priest’ + hay, hey ‘enclosure’; a topographic name for someone who lived by a piece of enclosed church land, or a habitational name from a minor place such as Priesthaywood Farm in Wappenham, Northamptonshire.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Boy/Male
Anglo, British, Christian, English
From the Upper Town
Female
English
English variant spelling French Georgine, GEORGENE means "earth-worker, farmer."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name (from Middle English stone ‘stone’ + hous ‘house’) for someone who lived in a house built of stone, something of a rarity in the Middle Ages, or a habitational name from a place so named, for example in Devon and Gloucestershire.Americanized form of Ashkenazic Jewish Steinhaus ‘stone house’, a topographic name for someone who lived in or by such a house.
MIRE
MIRE
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MIRE
a.
Abounding with deep mud; full of mire; muddy; as, a miry road.
v. t.
To soil with mud or foul matter.
v. i.
To fling the limbs and body, as in making efforts to move; to struggle, as a horse in the mire, or as a fish on land; to roll, toss, and tumble; to flounce.
imp. & p. p.
of Mire
n.
To roll one's self about, as in mire; to tumble and roll about; to move lazily or heavily in any medium; to flounder; as, swine wallow in the mire.
v. i.
To throw the limbs and body one way and the other; to spring, turn, or twist with sudden effort or violence; to struggle, as a horse in mire; to flounder; to throw one's self with a jerk or spasm, often as in displeasure.
n.
An ant.
v. t.
To sink, as into a bog; to submerge in a bog; to cause to sink and stick, as in mud and mire.
a.
Having the lower ends of garments defiled by trailing in mire or filth; draggle-tailed.
n.
Mud; mire; soft mud; slush.
n.
That in which any person or thing welters, or wallows; filth; mire; slough.
n.
Deep mud; wet, spongy earth.
n.
The name of one or two trees of the genus Rhizophora (R. Mangle, and R. mucronata, the last doubtfully distinct) inhabiting muddy shores of tropical regions, where they spread by emitting aerial roots, which fasten in the saline mire and eventually become new stems. The seeds also send down a strong root while yet attached to the parent plant.
n.
A place of deep mud or mire; a hole full of mire.
v. i.
To be set, as in mire or snow; to stick fast.
n.
A slattern who suffers her gown to trail in the mire; a drabble-tail.
v. t.
To cause or permit to stick fast in mire; to plunge or fix in mud; as, to mire a horse or wagon.
v. i.
To stick in mire.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Mire
v. t.
To plunge into mire or snow so as not to be able to get on; to set; to fix; as, to stall a cart.