v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Blurred p. pr. & vb. n. Blurring. ] [ Prob. of same origin as blear. See Blear. ] 1. To render obscure by making the form or outline of confused and uncertain, as by soiling; to smear; to make indistinct and confused; as, to blur manuscript by handling it while damp; to blur the impression of a woodcut by an excess of ink. [ 1913 Webster ]

But time hath nothing blurred those lines of favor
Which then he wore. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To cause imperfection of vision in; to dim; to darken. [ 1913 Webster ]

Her eyes are blurred with the lightning's glare. J. R. Drake. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To sully; to stain; to blemish, as reputation. [ 1913 Webster ]

Sarcasms may eclipse thine own,
But can not blur my lost renown. Hudibras. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To spot; blot; disfigure; stain; sully. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. That which obscures without effacing; a stain; a blot, as upon paper or other substance. [ 1913 Webster ]

As for those who cleanse blurs with blotted fingers, they make it worse. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A dim, confused appearance; indistinctness of vision; as, to see things with a blur; it was all blur. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A moral stain or blot. [ 1913 Webster ]

Lest she . . . will with her railing set a great blur on mine honesty and good name. Udall. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. out of focus; not sharply defined.
Syn. -- bleary, blurry, foggy, fuzzy, muzzy. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Full of blurs; blurred. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Blurted; p. pr. & vb. n. Blurting. ] [ Cf. Blare. ] To utter suddenly and unadvisedly; to divulge inconsiderately; to ejaculate; -- commonly with out. [ 1913 Webster ]

Others . . . can not hold, but blurt out, those words which afterward they are forced to eat. Hakewill. [ 1913 Webster ]

To blurt at, to speak contemptuously of. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]