- 1slur something + speech to pronounce words in a way that is not clear so that they run into each other, usually because you are drunk or tired She had drunk too much and her speech was slurred.
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- 2slur something (music) to play or sing a group of two or more musical notes so that each one runs smoothly into the next
- 3slur somebody/something to harm someone's reputation by making unfair or false statements about them She accused the program of slurring the company's name.
slur
verbNAmE//slər//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they slur he / she / it slurs
past simple slurred
-ing form slurring
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