Definition of blur
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: a smear or stain that obscures
2
: something vaguely or indistinctly perceived
The words are just a blur without his glasses. The whole weekend is a blur to me.
especially
: something moving or occurring too quickly to be clearly seen
passed by in a blur of motion
blur
verb
blurred; blurring
Definition of blur (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: to obscure or blemish by smearing
windows blurred by fingerprints
2
: sully
… an act that blurs the grace and blush of modesty.— Shakespeare
3
: to make dim, indistinct, or vague in outline or character
His vision was blurred. digitally blur the edges of photographs blurring the line between fact and fiction
4
: to make cloudy or confused
time had begun to blur her senses— W. A. White
1a
: to make blurs
… the moths tapped and blurred at the window screen …— R. P. Warren
b
: move too quickly to be seen clearly
… it's like the … ride of a traveling carnival, with eerie lights and sharp turns on the rails and the odd unsettling image that blurs past you.— Adrian McKinty
2
: to become vague or indistinct
distinctions between the two are beginning to blur
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The first known use of blur was in 1519
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