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blur

[ blur ]

verb (used with object)

blurred, blurring.
  1. to obscure or sully (something) by smearing or with a smeary substance:

    The windows were blurred with soot.

  2. to obscure by making confused in form or outline; make indistinct:

    The fog blurred the outline of the car.

    Synonyms: , , , ,

  3. to dim the perception or susceptibility of; make dull or insensible:

    The blow on the head blurred his senses.



verb (used without object)

blurred, blurring.
  1. to become indistinct:

    Everything blurred as she ran.

  2. to make blurs.

noun

  1. a smudge or smear that obscures:

    a blur of smoke.

  2. a blurred condition; indistinctness:

    They could see nothing in the foggy blur.

  3. something seen indistinctly:

    The ship appeared as a blur against the horizon.

blur

/ ˈblɜːd-; ˈblɜːrɪdlɪ; blɜː /

verb

  1. to make or become vague or less distinct

    heat haze blurs the hills

    education blurs class distinctions

  2. to smear or smudge
  3. tr to make (the judgment, memory, or perception) less clear; dim
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. something vague, hazy, or indistinct
  2. a smear or smudge
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • blurredly, adverb
  • ˈܰԱ, noun
  • ˈܰ, adjective
  • ˈܰ, adjective
  • ˈܰness, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ܰ·· [blur, -id-lee, blurd, -], adverb
  • ܰ۱·Ա noun
  • ܰ۾Բ· adverb
  • ܲ·ܰ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of blur1

First recorded in 1540–50; akin to blear
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of blur1

C16: perhaps variant of blear
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But it’s all the more imperative to read such work when the line between contemporary events and fiction blurs.

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Today, however, the lines between his philosophical musings and our reality in the digital age are not just blurred – they are increasingly intertwined.

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Redacted videos of the couple’s mummified bodies captured on police bodycam recordings could be released if they are blurred, the court ruled.

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“People might lose track of where they are, blurred vision, loss of balance. There’s nausea, chest tightness, headache, vomiting and impaired memory.”

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The next 30 hours are still a blur, he said.

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