blur

[ blur ]
/ blɜr /
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verb (used with object), blurred, blur·ring.

verb (used without object), blurred, blur·ring.

to become indistinct: Everything blurred as she ran.
to make blurs.

noun

Origin of blur

First recorded in 1540–50; akin to blear

OTHER WORDS FROM blur

blur·red·ly [blur-id-lee, blurd-] /ˈblɜr ɪd li, ˈblɜrd-/, adverb blur·red·ness, noun blur·ring·ly, adverb un·blurred, adjective

Words nearby blur

blunger, blunkett, blunt, blunt duct adenosis, blunthead, blur, blurb, blurry, blurt, blurt out, blush

Words related to blur

dim, obscure, darken, muddy, soften, tarnish, smear, taint, blind, bedim, shade, blear, mask, dazzle, glare, daze, becloud, befog, blemish, spot

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British Dictionary definitions for blur

blur
/ (blɜː) /

verb blurs, blurring or blurred

to make or become vague or less distinct heat haze blurs the hills; education blurs class distinctions
to smear or smudge
(tr) to make (the judgment, memory, or perception) less clear; dim

noun

something vague, hazy, or indistinct
a smear or smudge

Derived forms of blur

Word Origin for blur

C16: perhaps variant of blear