To blur is to make or become unfocused and fuzzy. Crying hard can cause your vision to blur until you wipe your tears away.
To render obscure by making the form or outline of confused and uncertain, as by soiling; to smear; to make indistinct and confused;
Noun
a hazy or indistinct representation; "it happened so fast it was just a blur"; "he tried to clear his head of the whisky fuzz"
Verb
become vague or indistinct; "The distinction between the two theories blurred"
Verb
make dim or indistinct; "The drug blurs my vision"
Verb
make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions"
Verb
make a smudge on; soil by smudging
Verb
become glassy; lose clear vision; "Her eyes glazed over from lack of sleep"
Verb
to make less distinct or clear; "The haze blurs the hills"
v. t.
To render obscure by making the form or outline of
confused and uncertain, as by soiling; to smear; to make indistinct and
confused; as, to blur manuscript by handling it while damp; to blur the
impression of a woodcut by an excess of ink.
v. t.
To cause imperfection of vision in; to dim; to darken.
v. t.
To sully; to stain; to blemish, as reputation.
n.
That which obscures without effacing; a stain; a blot, as
upon paper or other substance.
n.
A dim, confused appearance; indistinctness of vision; as, to
see things with a blur; it was all blur.
n.
A moral stain or blot.
Blur
But time hath nothing blurred those lines of favor Which then he wore.2.
Her eyes are blurred with the lightning's glare.3.
Sarcasms may eclipse thine own, But can not blur my lost renown.
Blur
As for those who cleanse blurs with blotted fingers, they make it worse.2.
Lest she . . . will with her railing set a great blur on mine honesty and good name.
To render obscure by making the form or outline of confused and uncertain, as by soiling; to smear; to make indistinct and confused;
Usage Examples
Equipped with cell phones, beepers, and handheld computers, the 'conspicuously industrious' blur the line between home and office by working anytime, anywhere.
That first year at Universal was a big blur and, naturally, I thought they were wasting me. I didn't realize at the time that I was learning my craft and acting more easily in front of the camera.
The effort to blur the lines between Guantanamo and Abu Ghraib reflects a deep misunderstanding about the different legal regimes that apply to Iraq and the war against al Qaeda.
We should not blur the lines between legal and illegal immigrants. Millions of people around the world have gone through the process to come here legally and they followed the rules that required them to pay a fee, learn English, and learn about American history and government.
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Other Usage ExamplesI go to the movies at least five times a week, and after a while everything becomes a blur to me.
Just as Pollock used the drip to meld process and product, Richter 'found' and used the smudge and the blur to ravish the eye, creating works of psychic and physical power.
Being in Blur has allowed me to travel and hear the music that's being made all over the world.
The supreme accomplishment is to blur the line between work and play.
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