Synonyms of miring

miring

verb

present participle of mire

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• staining
• blackening
• dirtying
• mucking
• messing
• muddying
• besmirching
• sullying
• soiling
• smudging
• daubing
• befouling
• griming
• distaining
• smirching
• bemiring
• polluting
• fouling
• begriming
• gauming
• contaminating
• tainting
• defiling
• muddling
• dishevelling
• jumbling
• disarranging
• discoloring
• disheveling
• disordering
• disarraying
• draggling
• confusing
• crocking
• collying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cleaning
• cleansing
• purging
• purifying
• brushing
• sweeping
• wiping
• decontaminating
• washing
• scrubbing
• rinsing
• dusting
• scouring
• mopping
• disinfecting
• sanitizing
• renewing
• brightening
• laundering
• freshening
• straightening (up)
• tidying (up)
• dry-cleaning
• sprucing (up)
• deodorizing

2

as in trapping

to place in conflict or difficulties

the case has been mired in probate court for years

Synonyms & Similar Words

• trapping
• embroiling
• tangling
• broiling
• bogging (down)
• enmeshing
• entrapping
• embrangling
• ensnaring
• entangling
• snaring
• immeshing
• ensnarling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• releasing
• freeing
• liberating
• emancipating