MIRING Synonyms: 77 Similar and Opposite Words

miring

verb

present participle of mire

as in staining

to make dirty the sight of the standard, which had emerged from the battle mangled and mired, still stirred the soldiers' hearts

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as in trapping

to place in conflict or difficulties the case has been mired in probate court for years

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Recent Examples of miring That’s an example of where not to get information, in order to avoid triggering massive legal conflicts and miring down your company in the process. — John Werner, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 The issue at hand – renewing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA – has created strange political bedfellows this year on Capitol Hill, miring lawmakers in a debate pitting privacy against safety while consuming much of Congress' election-year time. — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 10 June 2026

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Tips To Keep Your Sink Clean Longer Rinse the sink after every use to get rid of food debris that can cause odors, get rid of soap scum, and reduce staining.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2026
Hydrogen peroxide acts as a mild disinfectant that kills mold and bacteria and is very helpful for light staining.

— Asia London Palomba, The Spruce, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of staining

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The three-story building at 1321 Flatbush Avenue — with a medical-uniforms store on the ground floor and a three-bedroom apartment above — had indeed fallen, killing eight people and trapping several more in the debris.

— Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 12 Nov. 2026
Wolfson is preparing for all kinds of strategy scenarios, from full-court presses to teams relying on threes to trapping defenses.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of trapping

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Lines at Russian gas stations, crippled refineries, and images of burning oil depots blackening the sky lent credence to the narrative, as did blackouts and fuel shortages in Crimea.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 26 Sep. 2026
There’s more than just blackening bananas; electrodes embedded in the fruit transmit electrical signals into sound and light tones that constantly shift.

— Jane Wooldridge, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of blackening

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Since then, the conflict has taken on an ethnic as well as an international dimension, embroiling Sudan’s neighbors but also the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Russia, Ukraine and Iran.

— Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Matti Friedman, a former Associated Press reporter in the Middle East, has observed that in the conflicts embroiling Israel and diaspora Jewry, many major Western media institutions have recast themselves as participants instead of observers.

— David Frum, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026

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Why, then, with so much at stake in November, would one of Pelosi‘s last acts before retirement be mucking about in the elbow-throwing, bone-crunching race between the two San Francisco Democrats vying to succeed her in January?

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
He's been mucking about with them for going on 60 years, and decided to enter the contest for the first time in 2025.

— Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of mucking

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My colleagues in the Test Kitchen were floored by how delicious an overcooked vegetable can be—how the rabe became creamy like a green sauce, tangling around every other ingredient.

— Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Nov. 2026
It’s designed to handle loose hair of any length without tangling.

— Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of tangling

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Dirty Dishes Apart from making your kitchen look disorganized, letting dishes pile up can lead to food debris and grime dirtying your sink and attracting pests.

— Abby Monteil, The Spruce, 2 Nov. 2026
Satisfy your lasagna craving without dirtying up a pile of dishes.

— Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 9 July 2026

Definition of dirtying

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Stay in the kitchen while frying, grilling, or broiling food, and remain nearby when simmering, baking, or roasting.

— Lynn Andriani, Martha Stewart, 29 Oct. 2026
This recipe, slightly adapted for thickness, provides a just-charred, roasted edge to the classic tomato soup due to broiling a heaping pile of vegetables together.

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of broiling

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