SLUR
Definition:
- [noun] (music) a curved line spanning notes that are to be played legato
- [noun] a disparaging remark; "in the 19th century any reference to female sexuality was considered a vile aspersion"; "it is difficult for a woman to understand a man's sensitivity to any slur on his virility"
Synonyms: aspersion
- [noun] a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek"
Synonyms: smudge, spot, blot, daub, smear, smirch
- [verb] play smoothly or legato; "the pianist slurred the most beautiful passage in the sonata"
- [verb] speak disparagingly of; e.g., make a racial slur; "your comments are slurring your co-workers"
- [verb] utter indistinctly
- [verb] become vague or indistinct; "The distinction between the two theories blurred"
Synonyms: blur, dim
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