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Definitions of slur
  1. noun
    a blemish made by dirt
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  2. verb
    become vague or indistinct

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  3. noun
    a disparaging remark
    "it is difficult for a woman to understand a man's sensitivity to any slur on his virility"

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  4. noun
    (music) a curved line spanning notes that are to be played legato
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  5. verb
    play smoothly or legato
    "the pianist slurred the most beautiful passage in the sonata"
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  6. verb
    speak disparagingly of; e.g., make a racial slur
    "your comments are slurring your co-workers"
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  7. verb
    utter indistinctly
Examples of slur
  • "it is difficult for a woman to understand a man's sensitivity to any slur on his virility"
  • "the pianist slurred the most beautiful passage in the sonata"
  • "your comments are slurring your co-workers"
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