verb, noun
verb (-rr-)
1 to pronounce words in a way that is not clear so that they run into each other, usually because you are drunk or tired:
[VN] She had drunk too much and her speech was slurred. [also Vspeech]
2 [VN] (music) to play or sing a group of two or more musical notes so that each one runs smoothly into the next
3 [VN] to harm sb's reputation by making unfair or false statements about them:
She accused the programme of slurring the company's name.
Part of speech: noun
1 ~ (on sb/sth) an unfair remark about sb/sth that may damage other people's opinion of them:
She had dared to cast a slur on his character. * (especially AmE) The crowd started throwing bottles and shouting racial slurs.
2 (music) a curved sign used to show that two or more notes are to be played smoothly and without a break
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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Is slur a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, slur is tagged as noun.
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