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blear Definition

blear (blir)

adjective

  1. made dim by tears, mucus, etc.: said of eyes
  2. blurred; dim; indistinct; misty

Etymology: ME blere, watery, rheumy < the v.

transitive verb

  1. to dim (the eyes) with tears, mucus, etc.
  2. to blur (a surface or an outline)

Etymology: ME bleren, to have watery eyes, akin to Ger plärren, to bawl, cry < IE base *bhlē-, to howl, weep (of echoic orig.) > blare, bleat, L flere, to weep

blear Synonyms

blear

v.

dim, blur, obscure; see shade 2.

blear Usage Examples

Object

eye: His small, bleared eyes, sparkling from amidst great rolls of red fat, swept eagerly over the girl's upturned face.

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