I. ˈbli(ə)r, ˈbliə verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English bleren; perhaps akin to Low German bleer -oged, blear-eyed
intransitive verb
: to look or observe dully with or as if with watery eyes
young men blearing at suffering with no understanding in their eyes — Bruce Marshall
transitive verb
1.
a. : to make (the eyes) sore or watery
wind gluing coats to bodies, blearing eyes, ripping at corners — Stanford Whitmore
b. : dim , blur
bleared sight
2. archaic : deceive , hoodwink , trick — usually used in the phrase to blear the eyes of
the king was crafty and cautious; he sought to blear the eyes of the world before he struck
II. adjective
Etymology: Middle English blere; akin to bleren to blear
1. : dim with water or tears — used of the eyes
2. : dull , dim , cloudy
III. noun
( -s )
1. : a bleared state or appearance
2. : a film or other impediment that causes the eyes to be bleared