What is the meaning of slurred?

verb

  • Play smoothly or legato.
    • usage: "the pianist slurred the most beautiful passage in the sonata"
  • Speak disparagingly of; e. G., make a racial slur.
    • usage: "your comments are slurring your co-workers"
  • Utter indistinctly.
  • Become vague or indistinct.
    • usage: "The distinction between the two theories blurred"

adjective

  • Spoken as if with a thick tongue.
    • usage: "the thick speech of a drunkard"; "his words were slurred"
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APAWordNet. (2010). slurred. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/slurred/definitions/1183771
ChicagoWordNet. 2010. "slurred" http://smartdefine.org/slurred/definitions/1183771 (accessed September 20, 2026).
HarvardWordNet 2010, slurred, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/slurred/definitions/1183771>.
MLAWordNet. "slurred" 23 October 2010. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/slurred/definitions/1183771>
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