Definitions for slurslɜr
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
slurslɜr(v.; n.)slurred, slur•ring
(v.t.)to pronounce (a syllable, word, etc.) indistinctly by combining, reducing, or omitting sounds, as in hurried or careless utterance.
to pass over without due mention or consideration (often fol. by over).
to sing to a single syllable or play without a break (two or more tones of different pitch).
Category: Music and Dance
(v.i.)to read, speak, or sing hurriedly and carelessly.
(n.)a slurred utterance or sound.
the combination of two or more tones of different pitch, sung to a single syllable or played without a break. a curved mark indicating this.
Category: Music and Dance
Origin of slur:
1590–95; perh. akin to LG slurren to shuffle, D sleuren to trail, drag
slurslɜr(v.; n.)slurred, slur•ring
(v.t.)to insult or disparage.
(n.)a disparaging remark; slight:
quick to take offense at a slur.
a blot or stain, as upon reputation.
Origin of slur:
1600–10; perh. identical with late ME sloor mud, slime, of obscure orig.; cf. slurry
Princeton's WordNet
slur(noun)
(music) a curved line spanning notes that are to be played legato
aspersion, slur(noun)
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"
smudge, spot, blot, daub, smear, smirch, slur(verb)
a blemish made by dirt
"he had a smudge on his cheek"
slur(verb)
play smoothly or legato
"the pianist slurred the most beautiful passage in the sonata"
slur(verb)
speak disparagingly of; e.g., make a racial slur
"your comments are slurring your co-workers"
slur(verb)
utter indistinctly
blur, dim, slur(verb)
become vague or indistinct
"The distinction between the two theories blurred"
Wiktionary
slur(Noun)
A set of notes that are played legato, without separate articulation.
slur(Noun)
The symbol indicating a legato passage, written as an arc over the slurred notes.
slur(Noun)
A trick or deception.
slur(Noun)
In knitting machines, a device for depressing the sinkers successively by passing over them.
slur(Verb)
To insult or slight.
slur(Verb)
To run together; to articulate poorly.
He slurs his speech when he is drunk.
slur(Verb)
To play legato or without separate articulation.
Origin: From slore. Compare Old Norse slóðra. Cognate with Middle Low German sluren. Related to dialect Norwegian sløra, Danish sløre (especially for wheels).
Webster Dictionary
Slur(verb)
to soil; to sully; to contaminate; to disgrace
Slur(verb)
to disparage; to traduce
Slur(verb)
to cover over; to disguise; to conceal; to pass over lightly or with little notice
Slur(verb)
to cheat, as by sliding a die; to trick
Slur(verb)
to pronounce indistinctly; as, to slur syllables
Slur(verb)
to sing or perform in a smooth, gliding style; to connect smoothly in performing, as several notes or tones
Slur(verb)
to blur or double, as an impression from type; to mackle
Slur(noun)
a mark or stain; hence, a slight reproach or disgrace; a stigma; a reproachful intimation; an innuendo
Slur(noun)
a trick played upon a person; an imposition
Slur(noun)
a mark, thus [/ or /], connecting notes that are to be sung to the same syllable, or made in one continued breath of a wind instrument, or with one stroke of a bow; a tie; a sign of legato
Slur(noun)
in knitting machines, a contrivance for depressing the sinkers successively by passing over them
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