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as in crooning
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as in insulting
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slurring
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The minute-long clip, shared on June 10, shows Langley crooning the late '90s ballad while accompanying herself on piano.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
16 June 2026 -
The camera pans to Cody crooning while strumming his guitar throughout the video.—
Emily Weaver,
PEOPLE,
18 May 2026
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Shame on me for insulting a human being for doing their job.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
21 June 2026
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The two-minute trailer includes a recreation of the famous sailor-kissing-a-nurse photo from V-J Day, a woman insulting David’s butter churning, some trench warfare repartee about the looks of a soldier’s love back at home, the Boston Tea Party, and jokes about child labor.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
11 June 2026
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The governor, Tim Walz, defeated for the Vice Presidency, gets on TV, his voice quavering, saying the right things, speaking the truth, and advising courage.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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The combination of quavering flutes and solemn, unfamiliar corridors is disquieting.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
10 Dec. 2025
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For his followers, blaspheming the Holocaust and celebrating Hitler became a way to signal contempt for the political religion of postwar liberalism.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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How to say anything about The Changeling without blaspheming its deep mystery, its reverence for the unspeakable, animal heart of creation?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Feb. 2026
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Rock Harbor to Daisy Farm Campground This trail almost entirely follows the coast for 7 miles, with a soundtrack of lapping waves, trilling loons, and the occasional outboard motor.—
Robert Annis,
Midwest Living,
7 June 2026
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In a now-viral clip, Carpenter overheard someone from the crowd trilling during her set for Weekend 1 and asked if the audience member was yodeling.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
11 Apr. 2026
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Hokit made the disparaging remarks on June 14 in an interview immediately following his victory over Derrick Lewis in a heavyweight fight.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
23 June 2026
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Is The Vivisectors disparaging this sort of ’emptied’ novel, or attempting to give it newfound spiritual relevance?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 June 2026
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There is something to be said about coaches who take over for successful predecessors and keep the thing humming, because that doesn't always tend to be the case.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
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As his family and doctors exited the room, the humming machine lowered a ring around his body.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
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The remark was meant to be an insult, belittling a company that seemed to care more about hardware profit margins than design and innovation.—
Janko Roettgers,
The Verge,
28 May 2026
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Meeting a partner’s family can be challenging in any circumstance; anxieties about a family member saying something rude or belittling can only compound that.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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“Slurring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slurring. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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