slurring

VERB

insult

Synonyms

STRONG

blacken blemish blister blot brand calumniate cap chop defame denigrate detract discredit disgrace insinuate libel malign miff offend push reproach roast scorch slander slight smear snub spatter stain traduce vilify zing

WEAK

blow off cut to the quick cut up dump on give a black eye hit where one lives kick in the teeth put down skin alive slap in the face tear down

Antonyms

STRONG

approve beautify commend compliment conceal exalt flatter hide honor please praise

WEAK

enunciate pronounce

VERB

mumble words

Synonyms

STRONGEST

garble mispronounce

STRONG

miss skip stutter

Antonyms

WEAK

compliment enunciate flatter praise pronounce

Example Sentences

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Chopin sought to convey these moods through explicit performing directions about fingering, pedaling and slurring.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

A prominent Australian television reporter apologised Thursday after slurring her way through a live broadcast from the Winter Olympics in a clip that went viral.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

In the beginning, he said, “The discord and division of our country must be healed,” slurring the word, “discord.”

From Salon • Jul. 21, 2024

Writer Aaron Sorkin has revealed he had a stroke last year, at the age of 61, which left him slurring his words for a month and having trouble typing.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2023

“Have you ever stopped to wonder,” he said, his words slurring now, “why you care so much about your silly questions?”

From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green