What is "blear" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does blear mean in English? Meaning of blear definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "blear" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "blear": make dim or indistinct

Verb

  • Meaning: make dim or indistinct
  • Example: The fog blurs my vision
  • Synonyms: blear blur
  • Hypernyms: alter change modify
  • Antonyms: focalise focalize focus sharpen
  • Meaning of "blear": tired to the point of exhaustion

    Adjective

  • Meaning: tired to the point of exhaustion
  • Synonyms: blear blear-eyed bleary bleary-eyed
  • Similar: tired
  • Adjective: (of eyes or vision) dim, unclear from water or rheum. Charles Dickens His blear eyes ran in gutters to his chin. 1981, John Gardner, Freddy's Book, Abacus 1982, p. 74: The Devil, now disguised as a half-wit peasant to Lars-Goren's left, stood grinning, his blear eyes glittering.Charles Dickens His blear eyes ran in gutters to his chin.1981, John Gardner, Freddy's Book, Abacus 1982, p. 74: The Devil, now disguised as a half-wit peasant to Lars-Goren's left, stood grinning, his blear eyes glittering.Causing or caused by dimness of sight. Milton Power to cheat the eye with blear illusion.Milton Power to cheat the eye with blear illusion.
  • Synonyms:

    dim, darken, mislead, fog, deceive, protrude, obscure, dull,

    Antonyms:

    brighten, lighten, illuminate,

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