slur
slur
Definition
slur (slʉr)
transitive verb slurred, slur′·ring
- to pass over quickly and carelessly; make little of: often with over
- to pronounce rapidly and indistinctly, as by combining or dropping sounds
- Dialectal to stain, smirch, or sully
- to blur or smear, as in printing
- to disparage or discredit; cast aspersions on
- Music
- to sing or play (different and successive notes) by gliding from one to another without a break
- to mark (notes) with a slur
Etymology: prob. < MDu sleuren, to drag, move slowly, trail in mud: for IE base see slug
noun
- the act or process of slurring
- something slurred, as a pronunciation
- a blot, stain, or smear
- any remark or action that harms or is meant to harm someone's reputation; aspersion, reproach, stigma, etc.
- Music
- a curved line written above or below two or more successive notes of different pitch that are to be sounded without a noticeable break
- a group of such notes
slur
Synonyms
slur
Synonyms
slur
v.
slur
Usage Examples
Object
- speech: Slurred speech is caused due to an inability to correctly control the muscles used in speech.
- voice: The hand on your knee is your ex-wife, her voice slurred by the ringing in your ears.
- word: Does not the British National party shame itself and slur the word " British " ?
- note: How do I tie or slur two notes together that are on different systems?
Converse of object
- cast: The Lib Dems warned against casting a slur on all asylum seekers.
- make: Steps are being taken to halt verbal slurs made to homeless sellers of the Big Issue magazine in Bristol.
Adjective modifier
- racial: There are also strict laws against racial slurs, especially anti-Semitism.
- outrageous: Comment by Bloggers4Labour | 2 November 2005 at 11:30 pm # That's an outrageous slur and a complete rewrite of history.
- racist: PCs sick over ' racist ' jibe 04-06-2002 THREE cops went sick after a racist slur sparked a probe.
- ethnic: Players are not permitted to use racial, sexual or ethnic slurs.
- religious: The Blue Room does not tolerate racial, ethnic, sexual, or religious slurs.
- personal: The fat youth described the town in Poland where I had spent Christmas, and made some unpleasant personal slurs against me.
Modifying Another Word
- slightly: And if you've had a drink before you go on, your voice will be slightly slurred.
- not: Similarly we can give attention in the rest of our use of language by not slurring ' Black ' inappropriately.
- very: The rest of the night was very slurred indeed.
Followed by an intransitive particle
- over: Omissions were frequent; hard passages were willfully distorted or slurred over.
Preposition: of
- speech: In atypical cases the patient may suffer with early fainting attacks, slurring of speech or falls.
Noun used with modifier
- hominem: Response: As usual, the Islamic Awareness team begins their article with typical ad hominem slurs.
- ad: Response: As usual, the Islamic Awareness team begins their article with typical ad hominem slurs.
Browse dictionary entries near slur
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