blur, dim, slur
(verb) become vague or indistinct; “The distinction between the two theories blurred”
blur, blear
(verb) make dim or indistinct; “The fog blurs my vision”
confuse, blur, obscure, obnubilate
(verb) make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; “Her remarks confused the debate”; “Their words obnubilate their intentions”
smear, blur, smudge, smutch
(verb) make a smudge on; soil by smudging
blur
(verb) to make less distinct or clear; “The haze blurs the hills”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
blurring
present participle of blur
blurring (plural blurrings)
A blurry patch.
Source: Wiktionary
Blur, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blurred; p. pr. & vb. n. Blurring.] Etym: [Prob. of same origin as blear. See Blear.]
1. 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. But time hath nothing blurred those lines of favor Which then he wore. Shak.
2. To cause imperfection of vision in; to dim; to darken. Her eyes are blurred with the lightning's glare. J. R. Drake.
3. To sully; to stain; to blemish, as reputation. Sarcasms may eclipse thine own, But can not blur my lost renown. Hudibras.
Syn.
– To spot; blot; disfigure; stain; sully.
Blur, n.
1. That which obscures without effacing; a stain; a blot, as upon paper or other substance. As for those who cleanse blurs with blotted fingers, they make it worse. Fuller.
2. A dim, confused appearance; indistinctness of vision; as, to see things with a blur; it was all blur.
3. A moral stain or blot. Lest she . . . will with her railing set a great blur on mine honesty and good name. Udall.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 March 2025
(noun) magnet made of a substance whose magnetization is proportional to the strength of the magnetic field applied to it
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