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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.
- 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.
- 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: affront, insult, innuendo
Antonyms: compliment
- a blot or stain, as upon reputation:
a slur on his good name.
- 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
/ slɜː /
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 Words From
- un·slurred adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of slur1
Word History and Origins
Origin of slur1
Example Sentences
Indeed, a common racial slur in Dutch is, precisely, roetmop, which means soot mop.
A sexual slur toward a man is considered just a personal insult.
One can only imagine the reaction had a GOP operative made the exact same slur against the spouse of a Democratic candidate.
One slur is not good, while another is fine because the league has not lost any money in a consumer boycott of the name.
During a Patroons playoff game, Richardson had screamed profanities and a gay slur at hecklers.
Perhaps I shall slur over the word "romantic" in the letter, but not without consulting you.
Joyce winced at what seemed to her a direct slur upon her father's memory, but knew it was just.
In one case, where Mark has a slur on physicians, Luke eliminates it.
The sneer in his voice and his slur on her father brought a bright flush of anger to Tessibel's face.
But the decision of the Court cast a slur on his name, and on that of his second wife.
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