blurred
Use Blurred in a sentence
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.
5.
to make blurs.
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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.
Related forms
ɪd blur·red·ness, noun
blur·ring·ly, adverb
un·blurred, adjective
Synonyms
2. cloud, dim, darken, veil, mask.
2. cloud, dim, darken, veil, mask.
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blur (blɜː) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb , blurs, blurring, blurred | |
| 1. | to make or become vague or less distinct: heat haze blurs the hills; education blurs class distinctions |
| 2. | to smear or smudge |
| 3. | (tr) to make (the judgment, memory, or perception) less clear; dim |
| —n | |
| 4. | something vague, hazy, or indistinct |
| 5. | a smear or smudge |
| [C16: perhaps variant of | |
| blurred | |
| —adj | |
| blurredly | |
| —adv | |
| 'blurredness | |
| —n | |
| 'blurriness | |
| —n | |
| 'blurry | |
| —adj | |
| blur (blɜː) | |
| —vb , blurs, blurring, blurred | |
| 1. | to make or become vague or less distinct: heat haze blurs the hills; education blurs class distinctions |
| 2. | to smear or smudge |
| 3. | (tr) to make (the judgment, memory, or perception) less clear; dim |
| —n | |
| 4. | something vague, hazy, or indistinct |
| 5. | a smear or smudge |
| [C16: perhaps variant of | |
| blurred | |
| —adj | |
| blurredly | |
| —adv | |
| 'blurredness | |
| —n | |
| 'blurriness | |
| —n | |
| 'blurry | |
| —adj | |
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Example sentences
When it does show the head, well it looks a bit blurred.
Yet it could not be said that he blurred the boundaries between belief and non-belief.
The separation between private providers and public universities has blurred, for example.
In a world of rising interdependence the distinctions between domestic and foreign policy become blurred.
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