blur
noun
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Definition of blur
(Entry 1 of 2)
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
verb
blurred;
blurring
Definition of blur (Entry 2 of 2)
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 bluring the line between fact and fiction
4
: to make cloudy or confused
time had begun to blur her senses— W. A. White
1a
: 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
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Other Words from blur
Verb
blurringly
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adverb
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adverb
Synonyms & Antonyms for blur
Synonyms: Verb
becloud, befog, cloud, confuse, fog, muddy, obfuscate
Antonyms: Verb
clarify, clear (up), illuminate
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Examples of blur in a Sentence
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
Some intricacies lay beyond me—a hazy blur of literature about floating exchange rates and reserve currencies addled my brain. — Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, "The Economist Who Believes the Government Should Just Print More Money," 20 Aug. 2019 Office space While office space is not necessarily software, the lines between the two are starting to blur, thanks to office-space disrupters like WeWork. — Michelle Cheng, Quartz at Work, "Slack, Zoom, Dropbox, Office: Which US presidential campaigns are using what," 7 Aug. 2019 The challenge: Convey their plans for the nation, throw a few elbows and sharpen what's been a blur of a race so far for many Americans. — Laurie Kellman, chicagotribune.com, "Breakouts, burns and zingers: What to watch in the Democratic presidential debates," 26 June 2019 Cellino & Barnes/YouTube For me, childhood is a blur. — Kaitlyn Tiffany, Vox, "The story behind the best-known local jingle in America," 8 Aug. 2019 Unfortunately, the intro is long, loud, frenetic and confusing, so the first 10 or so minutes are a blur. — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Review: ‘House of Dreams’ tells fascinating, if blazing-paced story," 8 Aug. 2019 There are a number of reasons why these movements don’t transform our view of the world into a blur of motion. — Tim Vernimmen, Smithsonian, "Our Eyes Are Always Darting Around, So How Come Our Vision Isn’t Blurry?," 14 June 2019 For example, wisps of hair stay sharply in focus, and background images retain their proper distance and aren't muddied into a single blur. — Michael Simon, PCWorld, "Nokia 9 PureView hands-on: All of the cameras and none of the gimmicks," 24 Feb. 2019 Most of my twenty-two hours of labor at home were a blur but one thing that stands out in my mind are the moments when Luar would help me or my partner navigate what was happening with grace, patience, kindness, and love. — Jesi Taylor Cruz, SELF, "As a Pregnant Black Non-Binary Femme, Finding the Right Doula Changed My Life," 8 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Facebook banned future ads after NBC News’ reporting showed that the Epoch Times had shifted its spending on Facebook in a way that blurred its links to $2 million worth of ads promoting Trump and disparaging his critics. — Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, "Facebook bans ads from the Epoch Times for violating transparency policies with pro-Trump ads," 23 Aug. 2019 Somalia specialist Peter Chonka, for example, argues that the blurring of public and private boundaries inherent in the country’s social media environment can be disruptive. — Thomas Molony, Quartz Africa, "Social media is reinforcing political power structures in Africa more than it’s challenging them," 16 Aug. 2019 That was the first book that blurred the edges of my reality and the spell the book was spinning. — Seija Rankin, EW.com, "What's in a Page: Why Courtney Maum stopped everything to write Costalegre," 13 Aug. 2019 The soft light is reminiscent of a Renaissance painting, styled with little details like his pill bottles, a Captain America shield, and blurred iconography in the background offering hope and metaphorical rays of sunshine. — National Geographic, "Your best photos of the week, August 9, 2019," 9 Aug. 2019 Unfortunately, Saturn isn’t rising all that high in the sky this summer, and because of that, there’s a lot more of Earth’s blurring atmosphere between you and Saturn. — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, "Sky Watch: There are many delights to be found in August’s evening skies," 4 Aug. 2019 But with the lines between fiction and reality blurring in the audiences’ minds, its biggest flaw is having arrived in the wrong decade and a year after India’s #MeToo meltdown. — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz India, "Dear woke India, where were you before Kabir Singh?," 28 June 2019 Behind the judging podium this week is legendary designer Jamie Bush, who's known for a style that blurs the lines between architecture and interior design, resulting in a dynamic, modern aesthetic. — Lucia Tonelli, ELLE Decor, "Watch the Drabbest Rooms Become Fab on Best Room Wins Episode Three," 16 May 2019 The use of the more casual names always strikes me as reflective of the chumminess and blurred professional lines that already plague tennis broadcasters. — Jon Wertheim, SI.com, "Mailbag: In Defense of the WTA's Age Eligibility Rule," 31 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'blur.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for blur
blur
noun
English Language Learners Definition of blur
(Entry 1 of 2)
: something that you cannot see clearly
: something that is difficult to remember
blur
verbEnglish Language Learners Definition of blur (Entry 2 of 2)
: to make (something) unclear or difficult to see or remember
: to become unclear or difficult to see or remember
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