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blur

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"Make indistinct"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /ˈblɜː/Part of speech verb, nounSorted blruStarts with BEnds with R2 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. become vague or indistinct

Word origin

From earlier blurre, probably an alteration of blear, from Middle English bleren, from Old English *blerian (attested in āblered (“made bare, made bald”)), from Proto-West Germanic *blaʀjan, from Proto-Germanic *blazjaną (“to make pale”), from Proto-Germanic *blasaz (“pale”). Compare Scots blore, bloar (“to blur, cover with blots”), Low German bleeroged (“blear-eyed”). More at blear.

Used in a sentence

  • “to blur a photograph (by moving the camera while taking it)”
  • “to blur a manuscript (by handling it while damp)”
  • “His eyes are blurred with the lightning's glare.”

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01“Make indistinct”4 letters
02“Fuzzy image”4 letters

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