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Share This blur Audio Help / blɜr / Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation [ blur ] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation verb, blurred, blur·ring, noun –verb (used with object) 1. to obscure or sully (something) by smearing or with a smeary substance: The windows were blurred with soot.
2. to obscure by making confused in form or outline; make indistinct: The fog blurred the outline of the car.
3. to dim the perception or susceptibility of; make dull or insensible: The blow on the head blurred his senses.
–verb (used without object) 4. to become indistinct: Everything blurred as she ran.
–noun 6. a smudge or smear that obscures: a blur of smoke.
7. a blurred condition; indistinctness: They could see nothing in the foggy blur.
8. something seen indistinctly: The ship appeared as a blur against the horizon.
[Origin:
1540–50; akin to
blear ]
—Related forms blur·red·ness, noun
blur·ring·ly, adverb
—Synonyms 2 .
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blurred , blur·ring , blurs
tr.
To make indistinct and hazy in outline or appearance; obscure.
To smear or stain; smudge.
To lessen the perception of; dim: "For street children . . . drugs offer the chance to blur their hopeless poverty" (Alma Guillermoprieto).
intr.
To become indistinct.
To make smudges or stains by smearing.
A smear or blot; a smudge.
Something that is hazy and indistinct to the sight or mind.
bleren , to blear .]
blur'ri·ness n. , blur'ry adj.
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1548, akin to blear. The verb is 1581, from the noun.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Share This blur noun 1. a hazy or indistinct representation; "it happened so fast it was just a blur"; "he tried to clear his head of the whisky fuzz" verb 1. become glassy; lose clear vision; "Her eyes glazed over from lack of sleep" [syn: film over ] 2. to make less distinct or clear; "The haze blurs the hills" [ant: focus ] 3. make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions" [syn: confuse ] 4. make a smudge on; soil by smudging [syn: smear ] 5. make dim or indistinct; "The fog blurs my vision" [ant: focalise ] 6. become vague or indistinct; "The distinction between the two theories blurred" [ant: focalise ]
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Share This blur [bləː] noun
something not clearly seen
Example:
Everything is just a blur when I take my spectacles off.
Arabic: شيئٌ مُغَشّى, * غير واضِحٍ Chinese (Simplified): 模糊一片 Chinese (Traditional): 模糊一片 Czech: rozmazaný obraz Danish: sløret plet; tåget syn Dutch: wazig beeld Estonian: ähmasus Finnish: hämäryys, sumu French: image floue German: die Verschwommenheit Greek: θολούρα Hungarian: folt Icelandic: móða, móðusÿn Indonesian: kabur Italian: offuscamento, visione confusa, *offuscata*
Japanese: ぼやけた状態 Korean: 흐릿함 Latvian: neskaidrs apveids Lithuanian: miglotas vaizdas Norwegian: det som flyter sammen, uskarpt, *tåkete syn Polish: nieostry obraz Portuguese (Brazil): névoa Portuguese (Portugal): névoa Romanian: imagine neclară Russian: расплывшиеся очертания Slovak: rozmazaný obraz Slovenian: medla slika Spanish: imagen borrosa, *imprecisa Swedish: suddighet, någonting suddigt Turkish: bulanıklık
blur [bləː] verb
to make or become unclear
Example:
The rain blurred my vision.
Arabic: يَغْشى، يُشَوِّش الرؤيَه Chinese (Simplified): 把（视线）弄得模糊不清 Chinese (Traditional): 把…弄得模糊不清 Czech: rozmazat, zastřít Danish: sløre Dutch: (doen) vervagen Estonian: ähmaseks tegema, ähmastuma Finnish: sumentaa French: brouiller German: verwischen Greek: θολώνω Hungarian: elhomályosít Icelandic: gera óskÿrt, blinda Indonesian: mengaburkan Italian: annebbiare, rendere confuso*
Japanese: ぼやけさせる Korean: _흐릿하게 하다 Latvian: aizmiglot (skatienu) Lithuanian: padaryti neaiškų Norwegian: gjøre uklar, viske ut Polish: zamazać Portuguese (Brazil): enevoar Portuguese (Portugal): enevoar Romanian: a estompa Russian: расплываться Slovak: rozmazať, zastrieť Slovenian: zamegliti Spanish: empañar, hacer borroso Swedish: göra suddig (otydlig) Turkish: bulan(dır)mak, bulanıklaş(tır)mak
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Blear\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Bleared ; p. pr. & vb. n.
Blearing .] [OE. bleren; cf. Dan. plire to blink, Sw. plira to twinkle, wink, LG. plieren; perh. from the same root as E. blink. See
Blink , and cf.
Blur .] To make somewhat sore or watery, as the eyes; to dim, or blur, as the sight. Figuratively: To obscure (mental or moral perception); to blind; to hoodwink.
That tickling rheums Should ever tease the lungs and blear the sight. --Cowper.
To blear the eye of , to deceive; to impose upon. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Blur\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Blurred ; p. pr. & vb. n.
Blurring .] [Prob. of same origin as blear. See
Blear .]
1. To render obscure by making the form or outline of confused and uncertain, as by soiling; to smear; to make indistinct and confused; as, to blur manuscript by handling it while damp; to blur the impression of a woodcut by an excess of ink.
But time hath nothing blurred those lines of favor Which then he wore. --Shak.
2. To cause imperfection of vision in; to dim; to darken.
Her eyes are blurred with the lightning's glare. --J. R. Drake.
3. To sully; to stain; to blemish, as reputation.
Sarcasms may eclipse thine own, But can not blur my lost renown. --Hudibras.
Syn: To spot; blot; disfigure; stain; sully.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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