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slur
[ slur ]
verb (used with object)
- to pass over lightly or without due mention or consideration (often followed by over ):
The report slurred over her contribution to the enterprise.
Synonyms: , ,
- to pronounce (a syllable, word, etc.) indistinctly by combining, reducing, or omitting sounds, as in hurried or careless utterance.
- to cast aspersions on; calumniate; disparage; depreciate:
The candidate was viciously slurred by his opponent.
Synonyms: ,
- Music.
- to sing to a single syllable or play without a break (two or more tones of different pitch).
- to mark with a slur.
- Chiefly British Dialect. to smirch, sully, or stain.
verb (used without object)
- to read, speak, or sing hurriedly and carelessly.
noun
- a slurred utterance or sound.
- a disparaging remark or a slight: an ethnic slur against people of Irish descent.
quick to take offense at a slur;
an ethnic slur against people of Irish descent.
Synonyms: , ,
Antonyms:
- a blot or stain, as upon reputation:
a slur on his good name.
Synonyms: ,
- Music.
- the combination of two or more tones of different pitch, sung to a single syllable or played without a break.
- a curved mark indicating this.
- Printing. a spot that is blurred or unclear as a result of paper, plate, or blanket slippage.
slur
/ ɜː /
verb
- often foll by over to treat superficially, hastily, or without due deliberation; gloss
- also intr to pronounce or utter (words, etc) indistinctly
- to speak disparagingly of or cast aspersions on
- music to execute (a melodic interval of two or more notes) smoothly, as in legato performance
- also intr to blur or smear
- archaic.to stain or smear; sully
noun
- an indistinct sound or utterance
- a slighting remark; aspersion
- a stain or disgrace, as upon one's reputation; stigma
- music
- a performance or execution of a melodic interval of two or more notes in a part
- the curved line ( or ) indicating this
- a blur or smear
Other 51Թ Forms
- ܲ·ܰ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of slur1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of slur1
Example Sentences
Really nasty stuff about the way I looked, sexual slurs, picking up on every small typo that you would make in a post to say how stupid you were.
In one video, children could be seen fighting and a boy was seen on the floor while being called a racial slur.
A few speakers routinely hurl racial slurs, antisemitic phrases or other forms of verbal abuse at council members.
A report of the incident, included with the claim, noted that the driver, Jordan Lopez, who rear-ended the van appeared to be slurring his words and had trouble standing while police spoke with him.
A video laden with expletives and racial slurs that was filmed outside an Orange County restaurant helped apprehend two people suspected in the killing of a Cerritos man, authorities said this week.
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