1. Spoken as if with a thick tongue
   "his words were slurred";
   - thick

1. Speak disparagingly of; e.g., make a racial slur
   "your comments are slurring your co-workers"
    
2. Utter indistinctly
   "The drunk man slurred his words"; "She slurred her speech when she was tired"
    
3. Become vague or indistinct
   "The distinction between the two theories slurred";
   - blur, dim
    
4. (music) play smoothly or legato
   "the pianist slurred the most beautiful passage in the sonata"

See also: slur over, unintelligible

Type of: denote, mouth, play, refer, speak, spiel, talk, utter, verbalise [Brit], verbalize, weaken

Encyclopedia: Slur