| Front | blur |
|---|---|
| Back | noun, verb BrE /blɜː(r)/NAmE /blɜːr/ noun [usually singular]1 a shape that you cannot see clearly, often because it is moving too fastHis arm was a rapid blur of movement as he struck. Everything is a blur when I take my glasses off. 2 something that you cannot remember clearlyThe events of that day were just a blur. verb (-rr-)1 [intransitive, transitive] if the shape or outline of sth blurs, or if sth blurs it, it becomes less clear and sharpThe writing blurred and danced before his eyes.~ sth The mist blurred the edges of the buildings. 2 [transitive, intransitive] ~ (sth) if sth blurs your eyes or vision, or your eyes or vision blur, you cannot see things clearlyTears blurred her eyes. 3 [intransitive, transitive] to become or make sth become difficult to distinguish clearlyThe differences between art and life seem to have blurred.~ sth She tends to blur the distinction between her friends and her colleagues. |
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