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blur

1 of 2

noun

ˈblər How to pronounce blur (audio)
1
: a smear or stain that obscures
2
: something vaguely or indistinctly perceived
The words are just a blur without his glasses.
The whole weekend is a blur to me.
especially : something moving or occurring too quickly to be clearly seen
passed by in a blur of motion

blur

2 of 2

verb

blurred; blurring

transitive verb

1
: to obscure or blemish by smearing
windows blurred by fingerprints
2
: sully
… an act that blurs the grace and blush of modesty. Shakespeare
3
: to make dim, indistinct, or vague in outline or character
His vision was blurred.
digitally blur the edges of photographs
blurring the line between fact and fiction
4
: to make cloudy or confused
time had begun to blur her senses W. A. White

intransitive verb

1
a
: to make blurs
… the moths tapped and blurred at the window screen … R. P. Warren
b
: move too quickly to be seen clearly
… it's like the … ride of a traveling carnival, with eerie lights and sharp turns on the rails and the odd unsettling image that blurs past you. Adrian McKinty
2
: to become vague or indistinct
distinctions between the two are beginning to blur
blurringly
ˈblər-iŋ-lē How to pronounce blur (audio)
adverb

Synonyms

Verb

Example Sentences

Verb The tears in my eyes blurred the words on the page. His novel is based on historical occurrences but it blurs the line between fact and fiction. The two events have blurred together in my mind.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Sorry about the blur, those puppies don’t stay still long enough. David Phelan, Forbes, 18 Aug. 2022 The blur of things remains completely worth it, of course. Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2022 An optical illusion makes my first sighting of Quebec’s Magdalen Islands, through a blur of blades, ethereal. Taras Grescoe, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 July 2022 And the blur is amplified when the camera is zoomed in from a long distance. Kevin Ambrose, Washington Post, 12 July 2022 For Tiffany’s mother, Springsteen concerts punctuated the blur of raising young children; one show even marked the end of her chemotherapy treatments. Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 28 June 2022 Even a passing shower while waiting for brunch amid the high-rises of Brickell reminded Jonah of the thundering blur. Matt Sullivan, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2022 The line between our language and the language of the machines is blurring, and our capacity to understand the distinction is dissolving inside the blur. Stephen Marche, The Atlantic, 19 June 2022 At times the general blur of war comes into sharper focus. Jessica Kiang, Variety, 13 June 2022
Verb
Seek out those who don’t blur the lines between objective and subjective coverage of a topic, and are instead rigorous about distinguishing the two. Jules Terpak, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2022 Those baseline conditions blur the line between incentive and disincentive for those who volunteer. Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Sep. 2022 But if her research is any indication, such tactics may blur rather than sharpen the witness’s memory. Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 29 Aug. 2022 But in the near future, the games–entertainment category divide will likely blur as entertainment companies like Netflix expand into games. J. Clara Chan, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 July 2022 That includes setting a speed at which VESA measures blur. Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 22 Aug. 2022 Neither Kyler Murray nor Lamar Jackson were expected to take the field Sunday night when the Cardinals played host to the Ravens at State Farm Stadium, but that did nothing to blur the focus on their extreme talents. Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic, 21 Aug. 2022 The goal is to protect employees from overwork and burnout as new communication methods and the rising normalization of working from home blur previous definitions of when working hours begin and end. Marieke Flament, Forbes, 15 Aug. 2022 While not an actual cellulite treatment cream, Sally Hansen's Airbrush Legs, a Good Housekeeping Beauty Award winner, is the perfect concealer to temporarily camouflage or blur cellulite. Dori Price, Good Housekeeping, 25 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun and Verb

perhaps akin to Middle English bleren to blear

First Known Use

Noun

1519, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1520, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of blur was in 1519

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