Definitions:
speak (words) indistinctly so that the sounds run into one another

perform (a group of two or more notes) legato

make damaging or insulting insinuations or allegations about

an insinuation or allegation about someone that is likely to insult them or damage their reputation

an act of speaking indistinctly so that sounds or words run into one another or a tendency to speak in such a way

a curved line used to show that a group of two or more notes are to be sung to one syllable or played or sung legato.