"blurring" in the verb sense

1. film over, glaze over, blur

become glassy lose clear vision

"Her eyes glazed over from lack of sleep"

2. blur

to make less distinct or clear

"The haze blurs the hills"

3. confuse, blur, obscure, obnubilate

make unclear, indistinct, or blurred

"Her remarks confused the debate"

"Their words obnubilate their intentions"

4. smear, blur, smudge, smutch

make a smudge on soil by smudging

5. blur, blear

make dim or indistinct

"The fog blurs my vision"

6. blur, dim, slur

become vague or indistinct

"The distinction between the two theories blurred"

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