sluhr
transitive verb
1. to speak of disparagingly; belittle.
She would not allow her late husband’s reputation to be slurred, and she demanded that the newspaper print a retraction.
2. to run (sounds or words) together; pronounce indistinctly.
She’d drunk quite a lot of wine and was slurring her words.
3. to treat without due appreciation; pass by (often fol. by over).
The article slurred over his role in the scandal.
4. in music, to run (notes) together without a pause between them.
Most of the notes are slurred during the legato section.
noun
1. a remark that belittles or condemns.
“The Times, like many news organizations, generally avoids repeating racial slurs, obscenities and other potentially offensive language.”
2. a slurred sound or word.