slurred


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slur

 (slûr)
tr.v. slurred, slur·ring, slurs
1. To pronounce indistinctly.
2. To talk about disparagingly or insultingly.
3. To pass over lightly or carelessly; treat without due consideration.
4. Music
a. To glide over (a series of notes) smoothly without a break.
b. To mark with a slur.
5. Printing To blur or smear.
n.
1. A disparaging remark; an aspersion.
2. A slurred utterance or sound.
3. Music
a. A curved line connecting notes on a score to indicate that they are to be played or sung legato.
b. A passage played or sung in this manner.
4. Printing A smeared or blurred impression.
[Probably from Middle English sloor, mud.]
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slurred

(slɜːd)
adj
indistinct and difficult to hear or understand
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.slurred - spoken as if with a thick tongue; "the thick speech of a drunkard"; "his words were slurred"
thick
unintelligible - poorly articulated or enunciated, or drowned by noise; "unintelligible speech"
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Translations

slurred

[slɜːd] ADJ [pronunciation] → mal articulado, borroso
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

slurred

[ˈslɜːrd] adj [words, speech] → inarticulé(e), indistinct(e)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

slurred

adj → undeutlich; (Mus) note → gebunden
adv (Mus) → gebunden
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

slurred

[slɜːd] adj (speech) → confuso/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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His head was hanging forward and his words were slurred. "This thing won't do, now, Tom Jami- son.
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It is a question too serious to national pride, if not to national interests, to be slurred over; and every year is adding to the difficulties which environ it.
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In each case, not only are the 'e's' slurred and the 'r's' tailless, but you will observe, if you care to use my magnifying lens, that the fourteen other characteristics to which I have alluded are there as well."
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I glanced over the two dictations; Eulalie's was slurred, blotted, and full of silly mistakes--Sylvie's (such was the name of the ugly little girl) was clearly written, it contained no error against sense, and but few faults of orthography.
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"Her words were quite slurred and I had to ask her to repeat back a number of times.
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