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[ blur ]
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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

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RELATED WORDS

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

Nearby words

  1. blunt,
  2. blunt duct adenosis,
  3. blunthead,
  4. bluntly,
  5. bluntness,
  6. blurb,
  7. blurry,
  8. blurt,
  9. blurt out,
  10. blush

Origin of blur

First recorded in 1540–50; akin to blear
Related formsblur·red·ly [blur-id-lee, blurd-] /ˈblɜr ɪd li, ˈblɜrd-/, adverbblur·red·ness, nounblur·ring·ly, adverbun·blurred, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for blur

blur

/ (blɜː) /

verb blurs, blurring or blurred

to make or become vague or less distinctheat 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

Word Origin for blur

C16: perhaps variant of blear
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