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blear
[ bleer ]
verb (used with object)
- to make dim, as with tears or inflammation:
a biting wind that bleared the vision.
adjective
- (of the eyes) dim from tears.
- dim; indistinct.
noun
- a blur; cloudiness; dimness:
She was concerned about the recent blear in her vision.
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Other Words From
- blear·ed·ness [bleer, -id-nis], noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of blear1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of blear1
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Example Sentences
But the whole place has through the day-time a blear-eyed, a drunk-over-night appearance.
And the blear-eyed merchant wrote and sealed and filed and took no notice of his customers.
It is this that makes them blear-eyed, and even uglier than Nature intended them to be.
Even the stouthearted Captain and the faithful mate, blear-eyed and haggard from loss of sleep, were filled with wonder.
A blear-eyed, unsteady individual, whom Bart recognized as a member of the Sharp Corner contingent, advanced to the table.
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