blur
/blɜː(r)/noun
उच्चारण ब्लर
धुँधली आकृति, धुंधलापन
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[C, usually sing.]
a shape that you cannot see clearly, often because it is moving too fast
धुँधली आकृति, धुंधलापन
- Without my glasses, everything is a blur.
- The car went past in a blur.
- The runners were a blur as they crossed the finish line.
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- Rain turned the city lights into a soft blur.
- Everything was a blur when I woke up without my glasses.
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[sing.]
something that you cannot remember clearly
धुँधली याद
- The whole wedding day is a blur to me now.
- The last week before the exam is a blur in my memory.
- The first month in the new city is just a blur to him.
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- The accident is only a blur in her mind.
- The days before the wedding were a happy blur.
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[I, T] ~ (sth)
to become or make something become less clear or sharp
धुँधला होना या करना
- Tears blurred her vision.
- The words on the page began to blur.
- Steam blurred the bathroom mirror.
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- His handwriting blurs when he writes in a hurry.
- The photo was blurred because the camera shook.
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[T] ~ sth
to make the difference between two things less clear
(दो चीज़ों का) अंतर मिटाना या अस्पष्ट करना
- The film blurs the line between fact and fiction.
- Social media can blur the line between news and opinion.
- Advertising often blurs the difference between need and want.
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- The new law blurs the boundary between private and public land.
- Modern phones blur the line between work and leisure.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
blur (verb): transitive and intransitive
Blur can take an object (rain blurred the glass) or stand alone (the words blurred). The forms are blur, blurs, blurred, blurring, with r doubled.
'Blur' सकर्मक भी हो सकता है (rain blurred the glass) और अकर्मक भी (the words blurred)। रूप हैं blur, blurs, blurred, blurring, जिनमें r दोहरता है।
- Tears blurred her vision.
- The letters blurred as I got tired.
a blur (noun): of / in
A blur is a shape you cannot see clearly. Use a blur of colour or motion; in memories, a blur means vague details.
'Blur' ऐसी आकृति है जो साफ़ न दिखे। a blur of colour या motion कहें; यादों में blur का अर्थ धुँधले ब्योरे हैं।
- The train was a blur of colour as it sped past.
- The whole week was a blur.
blur the line / distinction between A and B
Figuratively, to blur a line means to make a difference less clear. It is followed by between.
लाक्षणिक रूप में blur the line का अर्थ अंतर को कम स्पष्ट करना है। इसके बाद between आता है।
- Advertisements often blur the line between information and persuasion.
- The new law blurs the distinction between the two roles.
blur + out / over (photo editing)
In photography and editing, blur out means to hide a part of an image, such as a face or number plate.
फ़ोटोग्राफ़ी और एडिटिंग में blur out का अर्थ तस्वीर के किसी भाग, जैसे चेहरा या नंबर प्लेट, को छिपाना है।
- The channel blurred out the number plate in the video.
- She blurred out the background of the photo.
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verb + blur
become aturn into areduce to adisappear in alook like a
- The cyclists turned into a blur as they raced down the hill.
adverb + blur
slightlycompletelygraduallybadlydeliberately
- The edges of the picture were deliberately blurred.
blur + noun
visionimagememoryboundarylinebackground
- Fever blurred her memory of the visit.
a blur of + noun
of colourof motionof facesof activityof events
- Her first week at college was a blur of new faces.
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- Because the camera shook, the photograph was a blur.
कैमरा हिल जाने के कारण फ़ोटो धुँधली आई।
- I took off my spectacles, and the words blurred at once.
मैंने चश्मा उतारा और शब्द तुरंत धुँधले हो गए।
- Steam from the tea blurred the lenses of his glasses.
चाय की भाप ने उसके चश्मे के शीशे धुँधले कर दिए।
- Over the years, the details of that trip have blurred in my memory.
वर्षों में उस यात्रा के ब्योरे मेरी याद में धुँधले हो गए हैं।
- Social media can blur the difference between friends and strangers.
सोशल मीडिया मित्रों और अजनबियों के बीच का अंतर धुँधला कर सकता है।
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✗ The photo was blured.
✓ The photo was blurred.
A one-syllable verb ending in consonant + vowel + consonant doubles the final consonant before -ed.
एक अक्षर वाली क्रिया जो व्यंजन+स्वर+व्यंजन पर समाप्त हो, -ed से पहले अंतिम व्यंजन दोहराती है।
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These verbs all mean to make less clear, but differ in what becomes unclear.
ये सभी क्रियाएँ कम स्पष्ट करने के लिए हैं, पर अस्पष्ट होने वाली चीज़ अलग-अलग है।
To make an outline, image or distinction less sharp.
किसी रूपरेखा, छवि या अंतर को कम तीक्ष्ण बनाना।
- Rain blurred the road signs.
To make a dirty mark by rubbing ink, paint or dust.
स्याही, रंग या धूल को रगड़कर गंदा निशान बनाना।
- He smudged the ink with his hand.
To make something less clear in the mind or judgement.
मन या निर्णय में किसी बात को कम स्पष्ट करना।
- Anger clouded his judgement.