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PRONUNCIATION OF BLEAR-EYED

blear-eyed  [ˌblɪərˈaɪd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BLEAR-EYED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Blear-Eyed is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BLEAR-EYED


blue-eyed
ˌbluːˈaɪd
bug-eyed
ˌbʌɡˈaɪd
dark-eyed
ˌdɑːkˈaɪd
dry-eyed
ˌdraɪˈaɪd
leaden-eyed
ˌledənˈaɪd
misty-eyed
ˌmɪstɪˈaɪd
red-eyed
ˌrɛdˈaɪd
round-eyed
ˌraʊndˈaɪd
shifty-eyed
ˌʃɪftɪˈaɪd
skelly-eyed
ˌskelɪˈaɪd
steely-eyed
ˌstiːlɪˈaɪd
uneyed
ʌnˈaɪd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BLEAR-EYED

bleacher
bleacherite
bleachers
bleachery
bleaching powder
bleak
bleakish
bleakly
bleakness
blear
bleared
blearier
bleariest
blearily
bleariness
bleary
bleary-eyed
Bleasdale
bleat
bleater

WORDS THAT END LIKE BLEAR-EYED

beady-eyed
bleary-eyed
bright-eyed
clear-eyed
cross-eyed
dewy-eyed
eagle-eyed
eyed
four-eyed
glassy-eyed
goggle-eyed
green-eyed
one-eyed
open-eyed
pie-eyed
sad-eyed
sharp-eyed
slant-eyed
starry-eyed
wide-eyed
wild-eyed

Synonyms and antonyms of blear-eyed in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «blear-eyed» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BLEAR-EYED

Find out the translation of blear-eyed to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of blear-eyed from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «blear-eyed» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

朦胧眼
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

legañosa
570 millions of speakers

English

blear-eyed
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नासाफ आंखों
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

دامع العينين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

blear глазами
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

blear -eyed
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ক্ষীণদৃষ্টি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chassieux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Blear-eyed
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

trübe Augen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

かすんだ目
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

blear 눈
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Blear-eyed
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

làm mờ mắt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தெளிவற்றதாக்கு ஐட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निळसर डोळे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

mahmur
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

blear - eyed
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

blear oczach
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

blear очима
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

încețoșat ochii
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

θολός - eyed
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tranend -oog
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

blear - eyed
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

blear - eyed
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of blear-eyed

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BLEAR-EYED»

The term «blear-eyed» is used very little and occupies the 168.173 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BLEAR-EYED» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about blear-eyed

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BLEAR-EYED»

Discover the use of blear-eyed in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to blear-eyed and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Simon & Schuster Super Crossword Puzzle Dictionary And ...
... 8 desolate; 9 inclement blear: 4 blur; 6 bleary; 9 blear-eyed; 10 bleary-eyed blear-eyed: 5 blear; 6 bleary; 7 one-eyed; 8 moon-eyed, mope-eyed; 10 bleary- eyed, goggle-eyed; 14 gooseberry-eyed bleary: 4 hazy; 5 blear, foggy, fuzzy, muzzy; ...
Seth Godin, Lark Productions LLC, Seth Godin Productions, 1999
2
Dictionnary of the English Language with Numerous ...
the dignity of an honest man, than of the blear eyed owl to cast scandal on the sun. L' Estrange. His blear eyes ran in gutters to his chin ; His beard was stubble, and his cheeks were thin. Dryden. When thou shalt sec the blear cy'd fathers ...
Samuel Johnson, 1827
3
Old London bridge. Illustr. by A. Ashley
The Blear-eyed Bully appeared to have no friends of this sort, for all who were present seemed to delight in the dreadful agonies they hoped the murderer would have to endure. It had fallen to the lot of Checklocke, the smith, to be employed in ...
George Herbert B. Rodwell, 1848
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Illustrations of Humphrey Clinker, Roderick Random, ...
BLEAR-EYED MOLL. THE first person who accosted him was called blear-eyed Moll, a woman of no very comely appearance. She came up to Mr. Booth with a smile, or rather grin on her countenance, and asked him for a dram of gin ; and, ...
George Cruikshank, 1836
5
Illustrations of Smollett, Fielding, and Goldsmith,: In a ...
BLEAR-EYED MOLL. The first person who accosted him was called blear-eyed Moll, a woman of no very comely appearance. She came up to Mr. Booth with a smile, or rather grin on her countenance, and asked him for a dram of gin ; and, ...
‎1832
6
The Qur'an: Misinterpreted, Mistranslated, and Misread. The ...
A. Yusuf Ali writes the following explanation: 'Zurq = having eyes different from the normal color, which in the East is black and white; having blue eyes, or eyes afflicted with dimness or blindness, or squint; hence metaphorically, blear-eyed ...
‎2006
7
The Works of Henry Fielding: Complete in One Volume, with ...
The first person who accosted him was called Blear-eyed Moll, a woman of no very comely appearance. Her eye (for she had but one), whence she derived her nickname, was such as that nickname bespoke ; besides which, it had two ...
Henry Fielding, 1840
8
A Wife Mistaken, Or, A Wife and No Wife: Or Leah Instead of ...
And if Men confider rightly, the greateft Deformity and Blemifh in a Woman is, to be blear-eyed in her Underftanding, to miftake a Man's Adlions, not to fee them clearly : If her Huf- band be fociable,then he is given to Drunken* nefs ; if lilent, then ...
Thomas Grantham, 1750
9
Southern literary messenger: devoted to every department of ...
"Well, really now! I b'lioves 'pon close inspection, 'tis a horse ! yes, 'tis a horsa !" said one who had pushed up near to where Terrapin was standing, and gazed at him with great earnestness. " Stranger !" said an illy dressed, blear eyed youth, ...
James E. Heath, Thomas W. White, Edgar Allan Poe, 1856
10
The Historical Antiquities of the Greeks
taunts persons with their bodily infirmities ; as, for instance, when he ridicules Archedemus112 and Neo- clides 113 for being blear-eyed ; calls Melanthius a leper 114 ; jeers Ctesiphon about his fat belly 115 ; laughs at Cleigenes for his ...
Wilhelm Wachsmuth, 1837

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BLEAR-EYED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term blear-eyed is used in the context of the following news items.
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Courtney Barnett makes Pyramid Stage debut at Glasto
Opening with 'Elevator Operator', the ever-rising Aussie singer-songwriter charmed the blear-eyed main stage goers with a set of breezy cuts ... «Gigwise, Jun 15»
2
Sex Lives And Disabilities
One observer at the time, Reginald Scot (a justice of the peace in Kent), noted that they were “commonly old, lame, blear-eyed, pale, foul, full of ... «Science 2.0, May 15»
3
Golden Gate Bullship Race – Not for the faint of heart
Many of the earliest sailors from the older days still arrive early and provide support, as the blear-eyed contestants arrive and enjoy the ... «Sail World, Apr 15»
4
Sex, Lives and Disability: What Disabled Bodies Can Teach Us …
One observer at the time, Reginald Scot (a justice of the peace in Kent), noted that they were "commonly old, lame, blear-eyed, pale, foul, full of ... «Gizmodo, Mar 15»
5
The Dog in the Dickensian Imagination by Beryl Gray – review
Only at the advanced age of seven did poor Timber begin to show interest in a “drivelling, blear-eyed little tame rabbit of the female sex”, ... «The Guardian, Dec 14»
6
From the Stacks: Ursula K. Le Guin Reviews Italo Calvino's "Italian …
At the oven Misfortune found the old woman, who was so foul, blear-eyed, and smelly that the girl was almost nauseated. 'Dear Fate of mine, ... «The New Republic, Sep 13»
7
How capitalism stacks the deck on disaster
Fleeing before it was a crowd of blear-eyed, drunken and diseased wretches, male and female, half naked, ghastly with painted cheeks cursing ... «Grist Magazine, Apr 13»
8
Capitalism funds natural disasters
Fleeing before it was a crowd of blear-eyed, drunken and diseased wretches, male and female, half naked, ghastly with painted cheeks cursing ... «Salon, Apr 13»
9
Who do we think we are?
Still, as the economy continues to crap out, we blear-eyed viewers learn we care more than we ever thought about pukka equitation or the ... «London Review of Books, Aug 12»
10
Tears and the blues on the River Danube
... watching the bridges grow to their normal stature before us, and blear-eyed, bearded men contemplating a return to the underpass they slept ... «BBC News, Jun 10»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Blear-Eyed [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/blear-eyed>. Apr 2024 ».
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