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21slur — /slerr/, v., slurred, slurring, n. v.t. 1. to pass over lightly or without due mention or consideration (often fol. by over): The report slurred over her contribution to the enterprise. 2. to pronounce (a syllable, word, etc.) indistinctly by… …
22slur — [[t]slɜ͟ː(r)[/t]] slurs, slurring, slurred 1) N COUNT: oft N on n A slur is an insulting remark which could damage someone s reputation. This is yet another slur on the integrity of the Metropolitan Police. ...racial slurs. Syn: smear 2) V ERG If …
23slur — 1 verb 1 (I, T) to speak unclearly without separating your words or sounds correctly: slur your words/speech: He was obviously drunk and slurring his words. 2 (T) to criticize someone or something unfairly 3 (T) to play a group of musical notes… …
24slur — v. & n. v. (slurred, slurring) 1 tr. & intr. pronounce or write indistinctly so that the sounds or letters run into one another. 2 tr. Mus. a perform (a group of two or more notes) legato. b mark (notes) with a slur. 3 tr. archaic or US put a… …
25slur — Synonyms and related words: accent, accent mark, affront, asperse, aspersion, attaint, bad mouth, badge of infamy, bar, bar sinister, baton, bedaub, befoul, bend sinister, besmear, besmirch, besmoke, bespatter, bestain, black eye, black mark,… …
26slur — verb (slurs, slurring, slurred) 1》 (with reference to speech) articulate or be articulated 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. ↘mark (notes)… …
27slur — 1. verb she was slurring her words Syn: mumble, speak unclearly, garble 2. noun a gross slur Syn: insult, slight, slander, slanderous statement, aspersion, smear, allegation …
28slur — [slɜː] noun [C] I a remark that is intended to insult someone or damage their reputation II verb [I/T] slur [slɜː] 1) to speak without pronouncing the words clearly or separately slurred [slɜːd] adj 2) slurred speech[/ex] …
29Slur — Beter n Slur (Pantoffel) an de Want as nix daran. (Oldenburg.) – Frommann, II, 393, 64; Bueren, 72; Kern, 1067 …
30slur over — index ignore, minimize Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
