noun
- A hazy or indistinct representation.
- usage: "it happened so fast it was just a blur"; "he tried to clear his head of the whisky fuzz"
- synonyms: fuzz
verb
- Become glassy; lose clear vision.
- usage: "Her eyes glazed over from lack of sleep"
- synonyms: film over, glaze over
- To make less distinct or clear.
- usage: "The haze blurs the hills"
- Make unclear, indistinct, or blurred.
- usage: "Her remarks confused the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions"
- synonyms: confuse, obscure, obnubilate
- Make a smudge on; soil by smudging.
- Make dim or indistinct.
- usage: "The fog blurs my vision"
- synonyms: blear
- Become vague or indistinct.
- usage: "The distinction between the two theories blurred"
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
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