slur in English

noun

1

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

the comments were a slur on the staff

synonyms: insult, slight, slander, slanderous statement, aspersion, smear, allegation, smack talk

2

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

there was a mean slur in his voice

3

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

Playful articulation with staccato, legato, slurs and the shape of the rising first-theme melody in C major create a bright and fresh mood.

verb

1

speak (words or speech) indistinctly so that the sounds run into one another.

he was slurring his words like a drunk

synonyms: mumble, speak unclearly, garble

2

perform (a group of two or more notes) legato.

a group of slurred notes

3

make damaging or insulting insinuations or allegations about.

try and slur the integrity of the police to secure an acquittal

noun

insult, slight, slander, slanderous statement, aspersion, smear, allegation, smack talk
aspersion
smear, smirch, spot, daub, blot, smudge

verb

mumble, blur
mumble, speak unclearly, garble
blur, dim

Use "slur" in a sentence

1. What's this slur?

2. My slur phase

3. The newscaster's speech began to slur.

4. Be careful. Don't slur your shirt.

5. The drug made her speak with a slur.

6. Americans: Used by Koreans to slur Americans

7. No such slur is permitted in Beijing.

8. She tried to keep her reputation free from slur.

9. The comments cast a slur on her character.

10. When Lionel is tired he tends to slur his words.

11. Austrians: Related to slur "Boxhead" for Germans.

12. How dare she cast a slur on my character?

13. Beaner (plural Beaners) (US, ethnic slur, offensive) A Mexican

14. 13 hours ago · Letter: Racist slur Besmirches Oklahoma

15. If the neurons control speech, words slur and become increasingly imprecise.

16. She had dared to cast a slur on his character.

17. Milton regarded her comment as a slur on his country.

18. Coon is an extremely offensive slur for a Black person

19. After just a couple of drinks, she starts to slur.

20. He took the remarks as a slur on his reputation.

21. This is yet another slur on the integrity of the Metropolitan Police.

22. Abo (plural Abos) (Australia, offensive, ethnic slur, slang) An aborigine; aboriginal

23. Any suggestion that I accepted bribes would be a monstrous slur.

24. 33 synonyms for Aspersion: slander, abuse, smear, censure, slur, reproach, defamation

25. His comments cast a slur on the integrity of his employees.

26. Appoggiatura Appoggiatura connected by a slur to a G note n

27. Your son spray painted a slur on one of our walls.

28. 18 synonyms for Calumniate: asperse, backbite, defame, malign, slander, slur, tear down, traduce

29. Bish is a form of bitch, a disparaging, offensive slur for a woman

30. Your accusation of bribe-taking is a slur which I shall never forgive.

31. 33 synonyms for Aspersion: slander, abuse, smear, censure, slur, reproach, defamation, vilification

32. Beaner is a derogatory slur for Mexicans or people of Mexican descent

33. 20 His comments cast a slur on the integrity of his employees.

34. The drug affected her vision and made her speak with a slur.

35. With intense anger, I repeat, how dare she cast a slur on my character?

36. 7 This is yet another slur on the integrity of the Metropolitan Police.

37. And she hoped Nigel wouldn't take it as a slur on his driving.

38. In modern notation it would be marked with horizontal dashes under a slur.

39. The term Cardie was an offensive racist slur which was used as slang for Cardassians

40. Chink is an English-language ethnic slur usually referring to a person of Chinese descent

41. Bihet is a Biphobic slur that refers to bisexuals who are in opposite-sex relationships

42. Synonyms for Animadversion include censure, slur, flak, criticism, faultfinding, knock, accusation, observation, perception and stricture

43. 18 synonyms for Calumniate: asperse, backbite, defame, malign, slander, slur, tear down, traduce

44. That's no slur when there's thousands homeless through the crimes of the property dealers.

45. Although Rigeon, Wright's stage representation, made no mistakes, Wright disliked the slur on scientific doctoring.

46. The slur is frequently directed toward foreigners, especially people of Filipino, Korean, or Vietnamese descent.

47. The lone joke that I like was the name "Bragov" as a slur at Putin

48. Synonyms for Asperse include vilify, disparage, malign, defame, slander, slur, traduce, calumniate, smear and libel

49. There are many synonyms of Animadversion which include Accusation, Censure, Criticism, Knock, Observation, Perception, Slur, etc.

50. Chug A racial slur for Native Americans in the mid-west and west coast of Canada