blur vs smolder

blur

noun
  • A smear, smudge or blot 

  • Something that appears hazy or indistinct 

verb
  • To cause imperfection of vision in; to dim; to darken. 

  • To become indistinct. 

  • To transfer the input focus away from. 

  • To smear, stain or smudge. 

  • To make indistinct or hazy, to obscure or dim. 

adj
  • In a state of doubt or confusion. 

smolder

noun
  • The act of smoldering or something that smolders. 

verb
  • To exist in a suppressed or hidden state. 

  • To show signs of repressed anger or suppressed mental turmoil or other strong emotion, such as passion. 

  • To burn with no flame and little smoke. 

How often have the words blur and smolder occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )