American English pronunciation

How to pronounce blur

IPA transcription: [b'lɚ]

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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

  • make unclear, indistinct, or blurred

    “Her remarks confused the debate”

    “Their words obnubilate their intentions”

  • become glassy; lose clear vision

    “Her eyes glazed over from lack of sleep”

  • to make less distinct or clear

    “The haze blurs the hills”

  • make a smudge on; soil by smudging

  • make dim or indistinct

    “The fog blurs my vision”

  • become vague or indistinct

    “The distinction between the two theories blurred”

Usage examples

  • As the Blur, he reluctantly fights crime at the request of Nighthawk.
  • These distinctions are now increasingly blurred as the three companies compete in all areas.
  • Somehow, the paragraphs blurred into each other.
  • To fall into the house with the door to blurt out something to put it bluntly
  • Somehow, the paragraphs blurred into each other.
  • Somehow, the paragraphs blurred into each other.
  • Woman in black with beverage, with blurry urban background.
  • To fall into the house with the door to blurt out something to put it bluntly.
  • To fall into the house with the door to blurt out something to put it bluntly
  • Somehow, the paragraphs blurred into each other.