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- [slur]
- /slɜr/
- /slɜːr/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [slur]
- /slɜr/
Definitions of slurred word
- verb with object slurred to pass over lightly or without due mention or consideration (often followed by over): The report slurred over her contribution to the enterprise. 1
- verb with object slurred to pronounce (a syllable, word, etc.) indistinctly by combining, reducing, or omitting sounds, as in hurried or careless utterance. 1
- verb with object slurred to cast aspersions on; calumniate; disparage; depreciate: The candidate was viciously slurred by his opponent. 1
- verb with object slurred Music. to sing to a single syllable or play without a break (two or more tones of different pitch). to mark with a slur. 1
- verb with object slurred Chiefly British Dialect. to smirch, sully, or stain. 1
- verb without object slurred to read, speak, or sing hurriedly and carelessly. 1
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Origin of slurred
First appearance:
before 1595 One of the 38% oldest English words
1595-1605; apparently of multiple orig.; in senses referring to a gliding or smooth transition, compare Low German slurren to shuffle, Dutch sleuren to trail, drag; in senses referring to a smirch or stain, compare Middle Dutch slore (Dutch sloor) sluttish woman
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Parts of speech for Slurred
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
slurred popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
slurred usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for slurred
adjective slurred
- adenoidal — having the nasal tones or impaired breathing of one with enlarged adenoids
- incoherent — without logical or meaningful connection; disjointed; rambling: an incoherent sentence.
- indistinct — not distinct; not clearly marked or defined: indistinct markings.
- mumbled — Simple past tense and past participle of mumble.
- muttered — to utter words indistinctly or in a low tone, often as if talking to oneself; murmur.
verb slurred
- badmouthed — Simple past tense and past participle of badmouth.
- calumniated — Simple past tense and past participle of calumniate.
- dispraised — Simple past tense and past participle of dispraise.
- maligned — to speak harmful untruths about; speak evil of; slander; defame: to malign an honorable man.
- muckraked — Simple past tense and past participle of muckrake.
noun slurred
- dug — a simple past tense and past participle of dig1. and dig2 .
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