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Slur
sləː
Slur definitions
verb
slurs
slurring
slurred
slur
- speak (words) indistinctly so that the sounds run into one another
"he was slurring his words like a drunk"
- (of words or speech) be slurred
"his speech was beginning to slur"
- pass over (a fact or aspect) so as to conceal or minimize it
"essential attributes are being slurred over or ignored"
- perform (a group of two or more notes) legato
"I can play it if I don't slur the notes"
- mark (notes) with a slur
- make damaging or insulting insinuations or allegations about
"I was not trying to slur the integrity of the committee"
noun
slur
slurs
- an insinuation or allegation about someone that is likely to insult them or damage their reputation
"the comments were a slur on staff at the hospital"
insult slight slander slanderous statement libel libellous statement misrepresentation defamation aspersion calumny smear- a derogatory or insulting term applied to a particular group of people
"a racial slur"
- an act of speaking indistinctly so that sounds or words run into one another or a tendency to speak in such a way
"there was a trace of a slur in his voice"
- a curved line used to show that a group of two or more notes are to be sung to one syllable or played or sung legato