slurring

verb

Definition of slurringnext
present participle of slur
1
as in crooning

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2
as in insulting

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slurring
  1. disparaging
  2. belittling
  3. humming
  4. cursing
  5. harassing
Verb
  • The script swiftly navigates what could be sensitive waters, finding good-natured humor in the inflection points of Jewish and gentile relations without ever being disparaging.
    Erin Strecker, IndieWire, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Deputies said the victim was struck with a belt more than 50 times and was choked and called several disparaging names and other obscenities.
    Landon Mion, Fox News, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of disparaging
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  • But these are two of the nation’s leading newspapers trying to curry favor with someone who spent his first term discounting, belittling and attacking media and, as his quote Thursday shows, plans to do so again if journalists cross him.
    Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 13 Dec. 2024
  • To those belittling the Orlando soccer team’s championship, the NWSL is the premier women’s soccer league in the nation and their win is certainly deserving of praise.
    Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of belittling
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  • After one of the slowest starts of his career, Crosby is now humming despite his goal production being much lower than usual.
    Josh Yohe, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The long-term goal is to turn the 30-acre campus into a humming technology and innovation hub for students, startups, the company’s electric vehicle program and old-fashioned brick-and-mortar ventures like anchor tenant Yellow Light, the station’s first indoor eatery since 1988.
    Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of humming
Verb
  • No more dragging the reindeer down from the attic, cursing as hooves knock you on the noggin, a new piece missing each year.
    Zach Przystup, Baltimore Sun, 16 Dec. 2024
  • After listing off three notable cellmates who passed through — one who howled at the moon; one who talked to the wall; and one who'd strike her own head while cursing to herself — Blanchard describes yet another who trumped them all.
    Janine Rubenstein, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of cursing
Verb
  • In July 2023, an Arizona court issued an order of protection against him, preventing him from harassing, stalking or threatening his ex-wife for two years.
    Olivia Rose, The Arizona Republic, 20 Dec. 2024
  • On Sunday night, more than a dozen drones reportedly followed a 47-foot Coast Guard boat, harassing the crew, the newspaper reported.
    Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of harassing
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