slur
v.
speak indistinctly; stain, blemish; insult, disparage, belittle; pass over, ignore; play or sing a series of notes in a smooth and connected manner (Music)
slur
Noun
1. (music) a curved line spanning notes that are to be played legato
(hypernym) musical notation
(hyponym) tie
(classification) music
2. a disparaging remark; "in the 19th century any reference to female sexuality was considered a vile aspersion"; "it is difficult for a woman to understand a man's sensitivity to any slur on his virility"
(synonym) aspersion
(hypernym) disparagement, depreciation, derogation
(hyponym) ethnic slur
(class) pickaninny, piccaninny, picaninny
3. a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek"
(synonym) smudge, spot, blot, daub, smear, smirch
(hypernym) blemish, defect, mar
(hyponym) blotch, splodge, splotch
Verb
1. play smoothly or legato; "the pianist slurred the most beautiful passage in the sonata"
(hypernym) play, spiel
(classification) music
2. speak disparagingly of; e.g., make a racial slur; "your comments are slurring your co-workers"
(hypernym) denote, refer
(derivation) aspersion
3. utter indistinctly
(hypernym) talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
4. become vague or indistinct; "The distinction between the two theories blurred"
(synonym) blur, dim
(hypernym) weaken
(hyponym) obliterate, efface
(see-also) gloss over, skate over, smooth over, slur over, skimp over
Slurring
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Slur
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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SLURRING
PRONUNCIANDO MALE. LEGANDO. DENIGRANDO