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How to pronounce blur in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms smear, smudge, smutch
Type of rub
Has types resmudge, dust
Type Words
Synonyms blear
Type of modify, alter, change


The fog blurs my vision.
Type Words
Synonyms film over, glaze over
Type Words
Synonyms confuse, obnubilate, obscure
Type of alter, change, modify
Has types muddy
Verb group confuse, confound
Type Words
Synonyms fuzz
Type of internal representation, mental representation, representation
Derivation blurry


it happened so fast it was just a blur.
Type Words
Synonyms dim, slur
Type of weaken
Has types obliterate, efface


The distinction between the two theories blurred.
Type Words
Type of modify, change, alter


The haze blurs the hills.

Examples of blur

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This would blur the distinction between games and real life in interesting ways.
From the cnn.com
A blur of half-smiles, he absentmindedly chews his fingers and tug at his cuffs.
From the guardian.co.uk
In fact, when I think about Italy, all these things blur into a delicious whole.
From the independent.co.uk
This is different to advertorial journalism, but it only helps to blur the line.
From the guardian.co.uk
There's optical image stabilization and motion detection to help eliminate blur.
From the usatoday.com
Thirty-two years have passed in a blur of jobs, mortgages, wives, kids and pets.
From the jsonline.com
White noise machines, popular in therapists'offices, provide similar audio blur.
From the nytimes.com
Later, he began using acetate inside the camera to blur or hide parts of images.
From the chron.com
Next, the lines between private companies and Western governments begin to blur.
From the charlotteobserver.com
More examples
  • A hazy or indistinct representation; "it happened so fast it was just a blur"; "he tried to clear his head of the whisky fuzz"
  • Film over: become glassy; lose clear vision; "Her eyes glazed over from lack of sleep"
  • To make less distinct or clear; "The haze blurs the hills"
  • Confuse: make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions"
  • Smear: make a smudge on; soil by smudging
  • Make dim or indistinct; "The fog blurs my vision"
  • Blur is the fifth album by English alternative rock band Blur. Released on 10 February 1997 in the UK, it reached the top of the UK album chart. Blur was also a hit in the US, with "Song 2" becoming a hit there and the album being certified Gold. ...
  • Blur are an English alternative rock band. Formed in London in 1989 as Seymour, the group consists of singer Damon Albarn, guitarist Graham Coxon, bassist Alex James and drummer Dave Rowntree. Blur's debut album Leisure (1991) incorporated the sounds of Madchester and shoegazing. ...
  • Blur (Jeffrey John Walters) is a fictional paranormal in the Marvel Comics imprint New Universe. He first appears in D.P.7 #1.