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Blurring

To make indistinct or hazy, to obscure or dim.

📖 Definitions of "Blurring"

verb
  1. 1

    To make indistinct or hazy, to obscure or dim.

    "to blur a photograph by moving the camera while taking it"

  2. 2

    To smear, stain or smudge.

    "to blur a manuscript by handling it while damp"

  3. 3

    To become indistinct.

  4. 4

    To cause imperfection of vision in; to dim; to darken.

noun
  1. 1

    A blurry patch.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Blurring"

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WordDefinition
blurry(of an image) Not clear, crisp, or focused; having fuzzy edges.
muzzynounBewildered; dazed.
indistinct(of an image etc) not clearly defined or not having a sharp outline; faint or dim
blearyTired, having senses dulled by exhaustion.
foggyObscured by mist or fog; unclear; hazy.
hazynounThick or obscured with haze.
cloudedFilled with clouds; cloudy.
unclearverbNot clearly or explicitly defined.
fuzzynounVague or imprecise.
tarnishingnounThe act by which something is tarnished.
smearnoun(transitive) To spread (a substance, especially one that colours or is dirty) across a surface by rubbing.
jammingnounThe playing of improvisational music.
waningnounBecoming weaker or smaller.
scramblingnounThe act by which something is scrambled.
diminishingnounbecoming smaller
phase-outnounAlternative form of phaseout. [The action of phasing out; an incremental removal or reduction.]
mix-upnounA confusion, mistake, muddle or misunderstanding.
confusionnounThe state of being confused; misunderstanding.
confoundingnounConfusing, bewildering, baffling or perplexing.
dissolvingnounThe act by which something dissolves.

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