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blear

[ bleer ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to make dim, as with tears or inflammation:

    a biting wind that bleared the vision.



adjective

  1. (of the eyes) dim from tears.
  2. dim; indistinct.

noun

  1. a blur; cloudiness; dimness:

    She was concerned about the recent blear in her vision.

blear

/ blɪə /

verb

  1. tr to make (eyes or sight) dim with or as if with tears; blur
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


adjective

  1. a less common word for bleary
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Words From

  • blear·ed·ness [bleer, -id-nis], noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of blear1

1250–1300; Middle English bleri, blere (v.), blere (adj.) < ?
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Word History and Origins

Origin of blear1

C13: blere to make dim; related to Middle High German blerre blurred vision
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Example Sentences

But the whole place has through the day-time a blear-eyed, a drunk-over-night appearance.

And the blear-eyed merchant wrote and sealed and filed and took no notice of his customers.

It is this that makes them blear-eyed, and even uglier than Nature intended them to be.

Even the stouthearted Captain and the faithful mate, blear-eyed and haggard from loss of sleep, were filled with wonder.

A blear-eyed, unsteady individual, whom Bart recognized as a member of the Sharp Corner contingent, advanced to the table.

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