Quagmire

Definition of quagmire:

part of speech: noun

Marshy ground that shakes under the feet.

part of speech: noun

Wet, boggy ground that yields under the feet.

part of speech: noun

Soft, miry ground which yields under the feet; a bog.

Usage examples for quagmire:

• The lane was muddy even in the roadway, and on the banks it was a quagmire "A Dog with a Bad Name", Talbot Baines Reed.

• The pond was a thin piece of canvas painted to represent the quagmire "Watch Yourself Go By", Al. G. Field.

• This, in an engagement with a clever woman, is what you should do, or else you are likely to find yourself planted unawares in a high wind, your hat blown off, and your coat- tails anywhere; in other words, you will stand ridiculous in your bewilderment; and General Ople ever footed with the utmost caution to avoid that quagmire of the ridiculous. "The Short Works of George Meredith", George Meredith Last Updated: March 7, 2009.