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slur
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- pronunciation:
- sluhr
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun)
part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
slurs, slurring, slurred |
definition 1: |
to speak of disparagingly; belittle.
She would not allow her late husband's reputation to be slurred, and she demanded that the newspaper print a retraction.- synonyms:
- affront, disparage, insult
- similar words:
- abuse, belittle, blacken, denigrate, discredit, disgrace, dishonor, malign, revile, slander, smear, smirch, sully, vilify, wrong
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definition 2: |
to run (sounds or words) together; pronounce indistinctly.
She'd drunk quite a lot of wine and she was slurring her words.- synonyms:
- elide
- similar words:
- drawl, garble, mumble
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definition 3: |
to treat without due appreciation; pass by (often fol. by over).
The article slurred over his role in the scandal.- similar words:
- dismiss, disregard, minimize, overlook, slight
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definition 4: |
in music, to run (notes) together without a pause between them.
Most of the notes are slurred during the legato section. |
related words: |
cloud, dishonor, wrong |
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part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
definition: |
to sing, sound, or say in a rushed, careless way.
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part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
a remark that belittles or condemns.
- synonyms:
- affront, aspersion, insult
- similar words:
- abuse, cut, invective, put-down, smear
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definition 2: |
a slurred sound or word.
- similar words:
- drawl, garble, mumble
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definition 3: |
in music, the act or an instance of slurring notes.
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related words: |
abuse, accusation, defamation, discredit, invective |
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