Blurring

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Blur \Blur\ (bl[^u]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blurred} (bl[^u]rd);
     p. pr. & vb. n. {Blurring}.] [Prob. of same origin as blear.
     See {Blear}.]
     1. To render obscure by making the form or outline of
        confused and uncertain, as by soiling; to smear; to make
        indistinct and confused; as, to blur manuscript by


        handling it while damp; to blur the impression of a
        woodcut by an excess of ink.
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              But time hath nothing blurred those lines of favor
              Which then he wore.                   --Shak.
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     2. To cause imperfection of vision in; to dim; to darken.
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              Her eyes are blurred with the lightning's glare.
                                                    --J. R. Drake.
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     3. To sully; to stain; to blemish, as reputation.
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              Sarcasms may eclipse thine own,
              But can not blur my lost renown.      --Hudibras.
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     Syn: To spot; blot; disfigure; stain; sully.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  blur
       n : a hazy or indistinct representation; "it happened so fast it
           was just a blur"; "he tried to clear his head of the
           whisky fuzz" [syn: {fuzz}]
       v 1: become glassy; lose clear vision; "Her eyes glazed over from
            lack of sleep" [syn: {film over}, {glaze over}]
       2: to make less distinct or clear; "The haze blurs the hills"
          [ant: {focus}]
       3: make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused
          the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions"
          [syn: {confuse}, {obscure}, {obnubilate}]
       4: make a smudge on; soil by smudging [syn: {smear}, {smudge},
          {smutch}]
       5: make dim or indistinct; "The drug blurs my vision" [syn: {blear}]
          [ant: {focus}]
       6: become vague or indistinct; "The distinction between the two
          theories blurred" [syn: {dim}, {slur}] [ant: {focus}]
       [also: {blurring}, {blurred}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  blurring
       See {blur}