ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Quag

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /kwæɡ/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Quag is a noun meaning (obsolete) Quagmire; marsh; bog.

Meaning

(obsolete) Quagmire; marsh; bog.

Example Sentences

Crooked or straight, through quags or thorny dells
I tell you frankly that less than twenty thousand pounds will not extricate me from the quag of ruin in which I am entangled—lost!
If a person ventures on one of these quags, it bends in waves under his feet; and if the surface breaks, he is in danger of sinking to the bottom.

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Related Words

Related dictionary entries include bog, quagmire, quawmire, cess, marshland, moss-hag.

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