blur

[ blur ]

/ blɜr /

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verb (used with object), blurred, blur·ring.

to obscure or sully (something) by smearing or with a smeary substance: The windows were blurred with soot.

to obscure by making confused in form or outline; make indistinct: The fog blurred the outline of the car.

to dim the perception or susceptibility of; make dull or insensible: The blow on the head blurred his senses.

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

to become indistinct: Everything blurred as she ran.

to make blurs.

noun

a smudge or smear that obscures: a blur of smoke.

a blurred condition; indistinctness: They could see nothing in the foggy blur.

something seen indistinctly: The ship appeared as a blur against the horizon.

Origin of blur

First recorded in 1540–50; akin to blear

SYNONYMS FOR blur

2 cloud, dim, darken, veil, mask.

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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

Example sentences from the Web for blurred

Yet all too often the line between Southern and Confederate can get blurred.

Steve Scalise Shows There’s a Fine Line Between Confederate & Southern |Lloyd Green |January 2, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
(That Williams was a lifelong Democrat illustrates the political blurred lines when it comes to laws related to pregnant women).

The Supreme Court Case Uniting Pro-Lifers & Pro-Choicers |Emily Shire |December 3, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Quickly, the lines between their pretend feelings for each other and their real ones are blurred.

Team Peeta or Team Gale: Why the ‘Hunger Games’ Love Triangle Ruins ‘Mockingjay – Part 1’ |Kevin Fallon |November 28, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
In Syria, he said, “the dividing lines are just so blurred.”

The CIA’s Wrong: Arming Rebels Works |Christopher Dickey |October 19, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Semi-rigged elections, and blurred lines between business and government—Beijing's wrangling would make Boss Tweed proud.

Is Hong Kong Tiananmen 2.0? |Brendon Hong |September 29, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The flickering, blurred flames of gas-lamps seemed to be dissolving in a watery atmosphere.

The Secret Agent |Joseph Conrad
Zulma wrote hers in a large steady hand, but a tear, which she could not restrain, fell upon the letters and blurred them.

The Bastonnais |John Lesperance
In the comparative silence of this deserted cavern, now, there were also the blurred sounds from overhead.

Astounding Stories, July, 1931 |Various
There certainly did seem something scrawled on the smooth green sticks, and a blurred outline revealed itself.

The Mandarin's Fan |Fergus Hume
It was after midnight then, and a cold fog made the station a gloomy thing of blurred yellow lights and raw chill.

The Amazing Interlude |Mary Roberts Rinehart

British Dictionary definitions for blurred

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

blurred, adjective blurredly (ˈblɜːrɪdlɪ, ˈblɜːd-), adverb blurredness, noun blurriness, noun

blurry, adjective

Word Origin for blur

C16: perhaps variant of blear

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blur

verb (used with object), blurred, blur·ring.

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

noun

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verb blurs, blurring or blurred

noun

Derived forms of blur

Word Origin for blur

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blur

verb (used with object), blurred, blur·ring.

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

noun

Origin of blur

SYNONYMS FOR blur

OTHER WORDS FROM blur

Words nearby blur

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verb blurs, blurring or blurred

noun

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