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Rareslur
The correct spelling is slur.
How to pronounce slur
/slɜː(ɹ)/
nounIPA: /slɜː(ɹ)/
Say it like: Slu-r
The correct spelling is slur. An insult or slight. For example: "a racial slur"
Usage Examples
“a racial slur”
“to slur syllables; He slurs his speech when he is drunk.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.An insult or slight.
- 2.A set of notes that are played legato, without separate articulation.
- 3.The symbol indicating a legato passage, written as an arc over the slurred notes (not to be confused with a tie).
- 4.A trick or deception.
- 5.In knitting machines, a device for depressing the sinkers successively by passing over them.
verb
- 1.To insult or slight.
- 2.To run together; to articulate poorly.
- 3.To play legato or without separate articulation; to connect (notes) smoothly.
- 4.To soil; to sully; to contaminate; to disgrace.
- 5.To cover over; to disguise; to conceal; to pass over lightly or with little notice.
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