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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024blur /blɜr/USA pronunciation v., blurred, blur•ring, n. v. - to (cause to) become hard to see or hear: [no object]Her eyes blurred with tears. His speech blurred the more he drank.[~ + object]The fog blurred the outline of the car.
- to make a dirty mark or smear on (something):[~ + object]She blurred the ink on the letter with her tears.
- to dull or weaken (a distinction between things that should be separate):[~ + object]blurred the distinction between true reform and total destruction.
n. [countable* usually singular] - a smudge or smear that obscures:a blur of smoke.
- something seen or remembered indistinctly:The ship was a blur on the horizon. Parts of the trip were just a blur.
blurred, adj.: old and blurred photos. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024blur (blûr),USA pronunciation v., blurred, blur•ring, n. v.t. - 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. v.i. - to become indistinct:Everything blurred as she ran.
- to make blurs.
n. - 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•red•ly (blûr′id lē, blûrd′-),USA pronunciation adv. blur′red•ness, n. blur′ring•ly, adv. - 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged cloud, dim, darken, veil, mask.
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