What does mire mean?
1 : wet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh) the mire is relieved only by small stretches of open dry forest — Saturday Review. 2 : heavy often deep mud or slush The troops trudged onward through the mire. 3 : a troublesome or intractable situation found themselves in a mire of debt.
How do you pronounce the word mire?
Is the H silent in huge?
When people do it, they aren’t just randomly or lazily leaving off a sound. This “h“-dropping occurs in a specific environment—only in words that start with a “hyu.” If they drop it in huge, they also drop it in humor, humid, humiliation, humongous, and Hugh.
How is Jayden pronounced?
Pronounce Names
| Pronunciation: | JAY-den |
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| Type of Name: | first |
| Gender: | Male |
| Alternate Spelling(s): | Jaden Jaiden Jaidon Jadin jadn jaydin |
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