blur

//blɜːr//
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Visual representation of blur

Verb

blurInfinitive
blurPresent tense
blurredPast tense
blurredPast participle
blurringPresent participle
blursThird-person singular
1

To make or become unclear, indistinct, or hazy.

Tears blurred her vision.

2

To obscure or make less distinct the differences or boundaries between things.

Technology has blurred the line between work and personal life.

Noun

blurSingular
blursPlural
1

Something that is unclear or indistinct to the sight or mind.

Without my glasses, everything is just a blur.

2

A smear or smudge that obscures clarity.

There was a blur of ink on the document.

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