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to slur

to slur

3 6.3
To speak so the words run together and are hard to understand
  • verb
  • /slɜr/
translation icon : arrastrar las palabras
  • That stuff will blur your vision and slur your speech.
  • slur words
  • slur one's speech
  • begin to slur

And first of all, he can barely speak because it sounds like he's taking something that he he's unable to not slur.

Examples

  • For some reason, Trump was slurring his words throughout, and many listeners said he sounded like Sylvester the Cat.

  • While he was on the air, he began to slur his words.

  • Hank has started to slur his words.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • Ed stumbles and slurs his speech.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • She keeps singing, but now she slurs the words.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • He literally just slurs the occasional word and grins a lot.

    Blog text (23)

  • "Problem drinkers slur their speech; they stumble," says Shoulders, who represents Casino Aztar in the Williams case.

    Academic text (2004)

  • After a few drinks, he started to slur his words, making it hard for his friends to understand him.

  • As the interview progressed, her nerves caused her to slur her speech, making her answers unclear.

  • He was so tired that he began to slur his words during the presentation, which confused the audience.

Synonyms

to mumble
vsto slur
103 4.9

To speak in a low, unclear voice that is hard to understand

runs words together so they blur into one another
to babble
vsto slur
75 4.4

Talk quickly in a silly way that is hard to understand

produces running, unclear speech without focusing on meaning
to splutter
vsto slur
4 7.5

To speak in short, broken sounds when angry or shocked

smoothly runs words together rather than breaking them with bursts
to gabble
vsto slur
1 7.9

To talk quickly and unclearly so others cannot understand you

merges words so they are indistinct regardless of content
to jibber
vsto slur
1 9.9

To speak very fast so others cannot understand

draws words together into one unclear sound rather than sheer speed

Antonyms

articulate
64 4.6

Able to express ideas clearly in speech or writing

to enunciate
6 5.8

To pronounce words clearly so people understand

Phrasal Verbs

to slur over
7.9

To deal with a subject quickly and without enough detail

Compounds

ethnic slur
  • Offensive
3 9.9

An insulting word used to hurt people because of their race or nationality

offensive slur
  • Slur
1 9.5

A rude word or phrase that insults people for being in a certain group

How Indistinct

to garble
8 8.0
to slur
3 6.3
to mumble
103 4.9
to mutter
140 3.7

Surface Forms

slur infinitive
slurred past
slurred past participle
slurring present participle
slurs third person singular

Etymology

Slur for speech comes from the image of words 'sliding' together until they are unclear or run into each other. So to slur your words is to speak indistinctly, making the speech hard to understand.