slurring

present participle of slur

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for slurring
Verb
  • The melody is crooning and desperate, and their harmonies intertwine in a way that is supposed to mirror their bodies.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
  • In the bit, Rihanna and Ronnie (Andy Samberg) are dropping knowledge to a group of grade schoolers with the singer crooning in her power range as timid Ronnie can barely rise above a whisper to her utter consternation.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Elon Musk lashed out at Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy in a series of insulting posts on his social media platform X on Tuesday, after Duffy suggested NASA may sideline SpaceX from its moon mission.
    Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The extremists are insulting you every single day.
    Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Funke, her voice quavering throughout, recounted the events of the previous night.
    Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Her voice quavering with emotion, Pawol talked about getting the news during a Wednesday conference call with director of umpire development Rich Rieker and vice president of umpire operations Matt McKendry.
    Ronald Blum, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • In the reunion episode, which aired Wednesday, Stause alleged that Davis had made disparaging comments about the use of gender-neutral pronouns and defended the practice of white people singing along to the N-word in music.
    Samantha Allen, Them., 7 Nov. 2025
  • Change is coming The Kansas school is among more than 1,900 public K-12 schools that have eliminated names and images determined to be disparaging to Indigenous peoples of the United States.
    Diana Lambdin Meyer, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Sounds of loud trilling shouts after silent hunts, and singing.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
  • The blast furnace of volcanoes has fallen silent, replaced by birdsong trilling from the branches and echoing through a garden of exotic stone.
    Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Self respect/love is a strong virtue, tolerating belittling is toxic.
    Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Link was captured on Ring camera footage mocking and belittling Jimenez after shooting him, Bergida said.
    Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Meanwhile, the penalty kill is also humming at a rate unseen in Denver for a long time.
    Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Their offense is humming (averaging nearly 36 points per game), the offensive line continues to perform at a high level, allowing very few sacks, and the defense has been feeding off momentum with key plays in recent outings.
    Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Then Sweet William came on the line cursing and threatening in a low, creepy voice.
    Robbie Robertson, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Porter was seen as the second strongest Democrat, but has recently faced backlash over a viral video showing her berating and cursing at a staffer, and another clip of her angrily leaving an interview when pressed by a journalist.
    Jason Lemon, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
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“Slurring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slurring. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.

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