- present participle of slur.
slurring
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
When Spence walked from the tunnel, accompanied by regional rapper BigXThaPlug, slurring off beat about the greatness of the state they were from and riding ATVs with diamond chains, folk started shimmying in the crowd.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2023
He asked to be carried, stumbling and slurring his words, and the man did carry him and he fell asleep on his shoulder instantly.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
