slurring

Pluralslurrings

1. 1
   verb

   Present participle and gerund of slur. Use it after "is" or "are," or to talk about doing the action.

   He was slurring his words after the long night.

   Stop slurring my friends behind their backs.

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2. 2
   nouncountable or uncountable

   When sounds, like words or heartbeats, run together and are not clear.

   The doctor noticed some slurring in his speech after the fall.

   The nurse heard a faint slurring in the heartbeat and called the doctor.

3. 3
   nouncountable or uncountable

   In music, a curved line over or under notes that tells you to play them smoothly together.

   This edition of the song has different slurrings from the old one.

   Follow the slurring carefully, or the tune will sound choppy.

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