slur
11slur — The verb has inflected forms slurred, slurring …
12slur — ► VERB (slurred, slurring) 1) speak indistinctly. 2) pass over (a fact or aspect) so as to conceal or minimize it. 3) Music perform (a group of two or more notes) legato. 4) chiefly US make insinuations or allegations about. ► NOUN …
13slur — I n. insult 1) to cast a slur 2) an ethnic, racial slur 3) a slur on (his remark was a slur on my character) II v. (d; intr.) to slur over ( to minimize ) (to slur over a blunder) * * * [slɜː] racial slur [ insult ] to cast a slur an ethnic a… …
14slur — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ racial, racist, sexual ▪ anti gay, anti Semitic, etc. VERB + SLUR ▪ cast …
15slur — slur1 [slə: US slə:r] v past tense and past participle slurred present participle slurring [Sense: 1,3; Date: 1700 1800; Origin: Probably from Low German slurrn to shuffle ] [Sense: 2; Date: 1600 1700; Origin: slur thin mud (15 19 centuries)] 1.) …
16slur — I UK [slɜː(r)] / US [slɜr] noun Word forms slur : singular slur plural slurs 1) [countable] a remark that is intended to insult someone or to damage their reputation a racial slur He regarded the comments as a slur on his integrity. 2) [singular] …
17slur — slur1 [ slɜr ] noun 1. ) count a remark that is intended to insult someone or damage their reputation: He regarded the comments as a slur on his integrity. a racial slur 2. ) singular a way of speaking in which the words are not pronounced… …
18slur — I [[t]slɜr[/t]] v. slurred, slur•ring, n. 1) to pronounce (a syllable, word, etc.) indistinctly by combining, reducing, or omitting sounds, as in hurried or careless utterance 2) to pass over without due mention or consideration (often fol. by… …
19slur — [c]/slɜ / (say sler) verb (slurred, slurring) –verb (t) 1. to pronounce (a syllable, word, etc.) indistinctly, as in hurried or careless utterance. 2. Music a. to sing in a single breath, or play without a break (two or more notes of different… …
20slur — I. noun Etymology: obsolete English dialect slur thin mud, from Middle English sloor; akin to Middle High German slier mud Date: 1609 1. a. an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo ; aspersion b. a shaming or degrading effect ; stain,… …
