| NOUN | communication | slur | (music) a curved line spanning notes that are to be played legato |
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| communication | slur, aspersion | a disparaging remark | |
| attribute | slur, smudge, spot, blot, daub, smear, smirch | a blemish made by dirt | |
| VERB | creation | slur | play smoothly or legato |
| communication | slur | speak disparagingly of | |
| communication | slur | utter indistinctly | |
| change | slur, blur, dim | become vague or indistinct |
| Sounds | sler' | |
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| Rhymes | alveolar ... Ziegler: 240 rhymes with ler... | |
| Meaning | (music) a curved line spanning notes that are to be played legato. | |
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| Category | music | An artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner |
| Narrower | tie | (music) a slur over two notes of the same pitch |
| Broader | musical notation | (music) notation used by musicians / musicians |
| Verbs | slur | play smoothly or legato |
| Meaning | A disparaging remark. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "it is difficult for a woman to understand a man's sensitivity to any slur on his virility" | |
| Synonym | aspersion | |
| Narrower | ethnic slur | A slur on someone's race or language |
| Broader | disparagement, depreciation, derogation | A communication that belittles somebody or something |
| Spanish | calumia, calumnia, denigración, difamación, impostura | |
| Verbs | slur | speak disparagingly of |
| Meaning | A blemish made by dirt. | |
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| Synonyms | smudge, spot, blot, daub, smear, smirch | |
| Narrower | blotch, splodge, splotch | An irregularly shaped spot |
| fingermark, fingerprint | A smudge made by a (dirty) finger | |
| inkblot | A blot made with ink | |
| Broader | blemish, defect, mar | A mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body) |
| Spanish | baldón, churrete, mancha, manchón, manchurrón, tizne, tiznón, zurrapa | |
| Catalan | taca | |
| Meaning | Play smoothly or legato. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Model | They will slur the duet | |
| Example | "the pianist slurred the most beautiful passage in the sonata" | |
| Category | music | musical activity (singing / singing / singing or whistling etc.) |
| Broader | play, spiel | replay (as a melody) |
| Nouns | slur | (music) a curved line spanning notes that are to be played legato |
| Meaning | speak disparagingly of; e.g., make a racial slur. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "your comments are slurring your co-workers" | |
| Broader | denote, refer | Have as a meaning / meaning |
| Spanish | calumniar, difamar, injuriar | |
| Nouns | slur | a disparaging remark |
| Meaning | Utter indistinctly. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise | Express in speech |
| Spanish | atropellarse, barbotar, barbotear, embarullarse, farfullar | |
| Catalan | barbotejar, embarbussar-se | |
| Meaning | Become vague or indistinct. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Synonyms | blur, dim | |
| Caused by | blur, blear | make dim or indistinct |
| Narrower | obliterate, efface | Remove completely from recognition or memory |
| Broader | weaken | Become weaker |
| See also | slur over | treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly |
| Opposite | focus, focalize, focalise | Become focussed or come into focus |
| Spanish | atenuar, desdibujarse, desdibujar, difuminarse, difuminar, empañar, enturbiarse | |
| Catalan | atenuar, desdibuixar-se, desdibuixar, difuminar-se, difuminar, entelar-se, entelar, enterbolir-se, fer-se borrós | |
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