noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A slur mark in music. countable, uncountable

   "There are, for instance, those puzzling slurrings and staccato markings that are scattered through the primary sources of the organ music."

2. 2
   An instance of slurring in speech, heartbeat, etc. countable, uncountable

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of slur form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

derelictinadvertentinattentivelaissez fairelaxloose

Example

More examples

"Tom is slurring his words. I think he's drunk quite a lot."

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