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Discover Ludwig“slur over” is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is an idiomatic phrase that means to say something quickly and indistinctly, often because you do not fully understand or are not interested in the content. For example, “When the teacher asked him to read the passage, he just slurred over it without taking the time to sound out each word.”.
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slur over
verb
To deal with something hurriedly, treat in a perfunctory manner.
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For example, if a syllable is sung over more than one note, you need to put a slur over the notes.
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"Wow... Mr 35percentt," HHG slurs over to us.
Black slurs over white.
Woman 1 (slurring over the distinctions) "But what's the difference between a psychiatrist and a psychotherapist".
The night's headliner was the human blend-tape French Montana, the hometown rapper who has made his career slurring over hits from a couple of generations ago.
Breaking old habits isn't easy, since habits are deeply ingrained neural shortcuts, a way of slurring over details without having to dwell on them.
His time there had been slurred over by distance until it seemed blessed, four years steadily knit with hearty friendships and kindly teachers and good-natured pranks.
After receiving just one admonishment from such a user (for example, "Hey man, just remember that there are real people who are hurt when you harass them with that kind of language"), people significantly reduced their use of slurs over a period of two months.
Customers always wait in the wings, ready to scream, throw drinks and use racial slurs over a lack of ketchup.
The YouTube video shows the 17-year-old victim, a Curie High School senior, being punched in the face and kicked repeatedly by a group of attackers while being taunted with racial slurs over the course of more than three minutes.
Internet commenters made sure its trailer was the most disliked on YouTube of all time, posted misogynist complaints on Facebook, and attacked Jones with a barrage of racial slurs over Twitter. .
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