slur
verb (used with object)
to pass over lightly or without due mention or consideration (often followed byover ).
slurred
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past participleof slur.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof slur.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
slurverb (used with object)to pass over lightly or without due mention or consideration (often followed byover ).
Example Sentences
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“As a physician I couldn’t deny that I had slurred speech, that I was having weakness on one side,” she said, “but I was like, ‘Well, this is a dream, right?’”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 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
To create an otherworldly voice, Elordi studied Tibetan throat singing and incorporated the slurred consonants caused by dentures he’d been given for the role.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2025
She slurred a bit so that awesome came out more like aweshumme.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
