slur
/slɝ/ verb C2- To insult or slight.
- To run together; to articulate poorly. · to slur syllables; He slurs his speech when he is drunk.
- To play legato or without separate articulation; to connect (notes) smoothly.
- To soil; to sully; to contaminate; to disgrace.
- To cover over; to disguise; to conceal; to pass over lightly or with little notice.
- To cheat, as by sliding a die; to trick.
- To blur or double, as an impression from type; to mackle.
He/she/it slurs · Past slurred · Past participle slurred · -ing form slurring
Verb forms
- Base form
- slur
- He/she/it
- slurs
- Past
- slurred
- Past participle
- slurred
- -ing form
- slurring
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