slur
to pass over lightly or without due mention or consideration (often followed by over): The report slurred over her contribution to the enterprise.
to pronounce (a syllable, word, etc.) indistinctly by combining, reducing, or omitting sounds, as in hurried or careless utterance.
to cast aspersions on; calumniate; disparage; depreciate: The candidate was viciously slurred by his opponent.
Music.
to sing to a single syllable or play without a break (two or more tones of different pitch).
to mark with a slur.
Chiefly British Dialect. to smirch, sully, or stain.
to read, speak, or sing hurriedly and carelessly.
a slurred utterance or sound.
a disparaging remark or a slight: quick to take offense at a slur; an ethnic slur against people of Irish descent.
a blot or stain, as upon reputation: a slur on his good name.
Music.
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.
Printing. a spot that is blurred or unclear as a result of paper, plate, or blanket slippage.
Origin of slur
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How to use slur in a sentence
Elections Director Richard Barron has said that in the run-up to Election Day, workers were harassed by phone and on social media, where people repeatedly hurled racial slurs at them.
Democrats win control of U.S. Senate as Ossoff defeats Perdue | John Wagner, Brittany Shammas, Derek Hawkins, Cleve Wootson, Hannah Knowles | January 7, 2021 | Washington PostIn the run-up to Election Day, Barron said, workers have also been harassed by phone and on social media, where people have repeatedly hurled racial slurs at them.
Pair of Georgia runoff races are razor close with U.S. Senate control at stake | Felicia Sonmez, Colby Itkowitz, John Wagner, Paulina Firozi, Amy B Wang | January 6, 2021 | Washington PostAllegations included caste-based slurs and jokes, bullying, discriminatory hiring practices, bias in peer reviews, and sexual harassment, said executive director Thenmozhi Soundararajan.
India’s engineers have thrived in Silicon Valley. So has its caste system. | Nitasha Tiku | October 28, 2020 | Washington PostCondemning the commercial use of an obvious racial slur is the lowest-hanging fruit.
Hundreds Of Schools Are Still Using Native Americans As Team Mascots | Hope Allchin | October 12, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightHe asked me whether it offended me that his chain was named what some might consider an ethnic slur.
Indeed, a common racial slur in Dutch is, precisely, roetmop, which means soot mop.
A sexual slur toward a man is considered just a personal insult.
One can only imagine the reaction had a GOP operative made the exact same slur against the spouse of a Democratic candidate.
In Kentucky, Elaine Chao Endures Racist Attacks From Liberals | Ron Christie | August 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOne slur is not good, while another is fine because the league has not lost any money in a consumer boycott of the name.
Mark Cuban Warns That Basketball Players Could Get the Sterling Treatment Next | Evan Weiner | June 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTDuring a Patroons playoff game, Richardson had screamed profanities and a gay slur at hecklers.
Mark Cuban Warns That Basketball Players Could Get the Sterling Treatment Next | Evan Weiner | June 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTPerhaps I shall slur over the word "romantic" in the letter, but not without consulting you.
Charles Baudelaire, His Life | Thophile GautierJoyce winced at what seemed to her a direct slur upon her father's memory, but knew it was just.
Joyce's Investments | Fannie E. NewberryIn one case, where Mark has a slur on physicians, Luke eliminates it.
Old-Time Makers of Medicine | James J. WalshThe sneer in his voice and his slur on her father brought a bright flush of anger to Tessibel's face.
Tess of the Storm Country | Grace Miller WhiteBut the decision of the Court cast a slur on his name, and on that of his second wife.
The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume I (of 2) | Florence A. Thomas Marshall
British Dictionary definitions for slur
/ (slɜː) /
(often foll by over) to treat superficially, hastily, or without due deliberation; gloss
(also intr) to pronounce or utter (words, etc) indistinctly
to speak disparagingly of or cast aspersions on
music to execute (a melodic interval of two or more notes) smoothly, as in legato performance
(also intr) to blur or smear
archaic to stain or smear; sully
an indistinct sound or utterance
a slighting remark; aspersion
a stain or disgrace, as upon one's reputation; stigma
music
a performance or execution of a melodic interval of two or more notes in a part
the curved line (⌢ or ⌣) indicating this
a blur or smear
Origin of slur
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