The meaning of Blur

verb

Make obscure or muddled.

Usage examples:

Confusion beclouds the issue

verb

Cause to become dim.

Usage examples:

A slight cloud would bedim the sky

verb

Make confused.

Usage examples:

Her brain was befogged with lack of sleep

verb

Make dim; blur.

Usage examples:

He bleared his eyes with books

adjective

Dim, dull, or filmy.

Usage examples:

A medicine to lay to sore and blear eyes

noun

A visible mass of condensed watery vapour floating in the atmosphere, typically high above the general level of the ground.

Usage examples:

The sun had disappeared behind a cloud

verb

(of the sky) become overcast or gloomy.

Usage examples:

The blue skies clouded over abruptly

verb

Make (someone) bewildered or perplexed.

Usage examples:

Past and present blurred together, confusing her still further

verb

To cause someone to feel uncertain or unclear, or to make something difficult to understand

Usage examples:

You’re confusing me – please repeat the directions more slowly., you’re confusing me with my sister…

adjective

(of a light, colour, or illuminated object) not shining brightly or clearly.

Usage examples:

The dim glow of the fire

verb

Make or become less bright or distinct.

Usage examples:

A smoky inferno that dimmed the sun

abbreviation

Diminuendo.

verb

Gradually grow faint and disappear.

Usage examples:

The light had faded and dusk was advancing

noun

The process of becoming less bright.

Usage examples:

The sun can cause colour fade

verb

Become less clearly visible or distinguishable

noun

A thick cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface which obscures or restricts visibility (to a greater extent than mist; strictly, reducing visibility to below 1 km).

Usage examples:

The collision occurred in thick fog

verb

(with reference to a glass surface) cover or become covered with steam.

Usage examples:

Hot steam drifted about her, fogging up the window

noun

The grass which grows in a field after a crop of hay has been taken.

Usage examples:

If the humidity is too high, the fog just grows and grows out of control.

noun

The freshwater garfish of north america.

Usage examples:

Their goal: to assess the conservation status of giant catfish, stingrays, gars, carp, salmon, stur…

exclamation

Used to express anger or for emphasis

Usage examples:

"enough!" he cried in fury. "by gar! you will kill him!", gar, i could weep!

noun

A slight obscuration of the lower atmosphere, typically caused by fine suspended particles.

Usage examples:

The cold air has no pollution and very little haze

verb

Obscure with a haze.

Usage examples:

A clump of islands, very green, but hazed in cloud and mist

verb

Force (a new or potential recruit to the military or a university fraternity) to perform strenuous, humiliating, or dangerous tasks.

Usage examples:

Rookies were mercilessly hazed

noun

A cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface that limits visibility (to a lesser extent than fog; strictly, with visibility remaining above 1 km (1,100 yards))

Usage examples:

The peaks were shrouded in mist

verb

A cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface that limits visibility (to a lesser extent than fog; strictly, with visibility remaining above 1 km).

Usage examples:

The peaks were shrouded in mist

noun

A light rain or a collection of very small drops of water in the air that is like a fog

Usage examples:

[ c ] in the mornings, a mist covered the surface of the lake.

verb

Bring into a disordered or confusing state.

Usage examples:

I fear he may have muddled the message

noun

An untidy and disorganized state or collection.

Usage examples:

The finances were in a muddle

noun

A messy and confused state

Usage examples:

Her life was in a muddle.

adjective

Covered in or full of mud.

Usage examples:

They changed their muddy boots

verb

Cover or fill (something) with mud.

Usage examples:

The linoleum flooring was muddied

adjective

Covered by or containing mud (= wet, sticky earth)

Usage examples:

Don't bring those muddy boots inside!, muddy water, the room has been painted in muddy browns and g…

verb

Make obscure, unclear, or unintelligible.

Usage examples:

The spelling changes will deform some familiar words and obfuscate their etymological origins

verb

To make something less clear and harder to understand, especially intentionally

Usage examples:

She was criticized for using arguments that obfuscated the main issue., companies deliberately obfu…

adjective

Not discovered or known about; uncertain.

Usage examples:

His origins and parentage are obscure

verb

Keep from being seen; conceal.

Usage examples:

Grey clouds obscure the sun

adjective

Not known to many people

Usage examples:

An obscure 18th-century painter, official policy has changed for reasons that remain obscure.

verb

Coat or mark (something) messily or carelessly with a greasy or sticky substance.

Usage examples:

His face was smeared with dirt

noun

A mark or streak of a greasy or sticky substance.

Usage examples:

There was an oil smear on his jacket

verb

Smudge or soil by smudging

verb

Cause (something) to become messily smeared by rubbing it.

Usage examples:

She dabbed her eyes, careful not to smudge her make-up

noun

A blurred or smeared mark on the surface of something.

Usage examples:

A smudge of blood on the floor

noun

A smoky outdoor fire that is lit to keep off insects or protect plants against frost.

Usage examples:

Discussions of the merits of various smudges at keeping bugs at bay

verb

Make or become soft or softer.

Usage examples:

Plant extracts to soften and moisturize the skin

verb

To become gentle, or to make something less forceful or loud

Usage examples:

[ t ] he made an effort to soften his tone., congress will move to soften the law’s impact., [ i ] …

verb

If demand, a price, a market, etc. softens, it stops increasing or it goes down

Usage examples:

Share prices softened with continued worries about the country's economic recovery., although deman…