Meaning of Blur | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A smear, smudge or blot.
   countable, uncountable
2. Something that appears hazy or indistinct.
   countable, uncountable
3. Haziness, blurriness.
   uncountable
4. A moral stain or blot.
   countable, obsolete, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“The surroundings went by in a blur.”

“Maccario, it was evident, did not care to take the risk of blundering upon a picket, and a man led them by twisting paths until at last the hacienda rose blackly before them. Appleby could see it dimly, a blur of shadowy buildings with the ridge of roof parapet alone cutting hard and sharp against the clearing sky.”

“The fightback when it came was in the [Roger] Federer fashion: unfussy, filled with classy strokes from the back with perfectly timed interventions at the net that confounded his opponent. The third set passed in a bit of a blur, the fourth, which led to the second tie-break, was the most dramatic of the match.”

“Unfortunately, a small artificial pupil also tends to increase the amount of diffraction somewhat, but this increase in blur is considerably smaller than the decrease that results from the control of other factors.”

“The second option (right-hand page) features a sharp background and a cyclist who appears as a smudge of blur.”

“Selectively applying blur to the edges can give the impression of a toy camera or a tilt-shift lens.”

“[…]with her raillyng sette a great blurre on myne honesty”

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