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slur
'slur' - used as a noun
1. (music) a curved line spanning notes that are to be played legato
2. a disparaging remark
it is difficult for a woman to understand a man's sensitivity to any slur on his virility
3. a blemish made by dirt

'slur' - used as a verb
4. play smoothly or legato
the pianist slurred the most beautiful passage in the sonata
5. speak disparagingly of; e.g., make a racial slur
your comments are slurring your co-workers
6. utter indistinctly
7. become vague or indistinct

derived forms
1. Slur / Plural
slurs
2. Slur / Past
slurred
3. Slur / Third Person
slurs
4. Slur / Present Participle
slurring
Variations of 'slur'
 
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