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- [slur]
- /slɜr/
- /slɜːr/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [slur]
- /slɜr/
Definitions of slurring word
- verb with object slurring 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 slurring to pronounce (a syllable, word, etc.) indistinctly by combining, reducing, or omitting sounds, as in hurried or careless utterance. 1
- verb with object slurring to cast aspersions on; calumniate; disparage; depreciate: The candidate was viciously slurred by his opponent. 1
- verb with object slurring 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 slurring Chiefly British Dialect. to smirch, sully, or stain. 1
- verb without object slurring to read, speak, or sing hurriedly and carelessly. 1
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Origin of slurring
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 Slurring
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
slurring 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.
slurring usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with slurring
- how to stop slurring?
- what is slurring?
- how to stop slurring your words?
- what causes slurring of words?
- how to stop slurring words?
- slurring words when tired?
- why am i slurring my words?
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