blear
Verb
Verb Forms: bleared, blearing, blears
- To dim or blur, especially the eyes.
- make dim or indistinct
- To be blear; to have blear eyes; to look or gaze with blear eyes.
- To make (usually the eyes or eyesight) blurred or dim.
- To blur, make blurry.
Adjective Satellite
- tired to the point of exhaustion
Adj
- Dim; unclear from water or rheum.
- Causing or caused by dimness of sight.
Examples
- The late-night Scrabble marathon caused his vision to BLEAR.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English blere, related to Low German bleeroged (“bleareyed”), Middle High German blerre (“double vision”), German Blerre (“double vision”). Perhaps also related to blur.
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 7
blear: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordblear: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
blear: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 9
blear: valid Words With Friends Word