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Another word for blur

Verb

  1. To make dim or indistinct

    2. See also:

    clear

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Another word for blur

Verb

  1. To dim

    2. See also:

    shade

  2. To stain

    3. See also:

    dirty

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Sentence Examples

  • Tears made her vision blur again.

  • She couldn't make out what was in the garden, but she heard the sounds of fountains and saw the dark green blur of a forest in the distance.

  • She looked away, outside, at the blur of snow as he continued.

  • Reaching her car, she drove home in a blur of tears.

  • The afternoon was a blur as Dean's mind alternated between the task at hand and the sobering fact that he might be within miles, or perhaps yards, of Cynthia Byrne's missing husband.

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