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blur
[blur]
verb (used with object)
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)
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.
blur
/ ˈblɜːd-, ˈblɜːrɪdlɪ, blɜː /
verb
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
Other Word Forms
- blurredly adverb
- blurredness noun
- blurringly adverb
- unblurred adjective
- blurriness noun
- blurred adjective
- blurry adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of blur1
Example Sentences
And for many people, myself included, those things blur together somewhere along the way.
Tavares Strachan loves to blur the lines that separate art, science and historical reckoning — as well as past, present and future.
The process was time consuming in instances when a worm left the focal plane of the camera, blurring the image, in which case Ran needed to click by hand to record its position.
They blur the line between personal and professional attire with a confidence that seems to jest at our conformity: Didn’t you sheeple know the rules are made up?
She asked ChatGPT to blur the background of a picture but instead it "changed my face completely and evened out my eyes".
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