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slurred

  • past participle of slur.
  • past tense form of slur.

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It “often begins with muscle twitching and weakness in an arm or leg, trouble swallowing, or slurred speech,” the clinic said.

From Los Angeles Times May 20, 2026

And more serious concerns such as a stroke need to be ruled out when dizziness or vertigo is accompanied by severe imbalance, double vision, slurred speech, weakness, numbness, trouble walking or decreased alertness.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 15, 2026

He skipped over and slurred words as he tried to maintain an artificially quick tempo.

From Slate Feb. 24, 2026

The main symptoms can happen suddenly and may include facial weakness, arm weakness and slurred speech.

From BBC Jan. 28, 2026

She slurred a bit so that awesome came out more like aweshumme.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray