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Meaning of "slurring" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SLURRING

slurring  [ˈslɜːrɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SLURRING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Slurring is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb slurring in English.

WHAT DOES SLURRING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Relaxed pronunciation

Relaxed pronunciation is a phenomenon that happens when the syllables of common words are slurred together. It is almost always present in normal speech, in all natural languages but not in some constructed languages, such as Loglan or Lojban, which are designed so that all words are parsable. Some shortened forms of words and phrases, such as contractions or weak forms can be considered to derive from relaxed pronunciations, but a phrase with a relaxed pronunciation is not the same as a contraction. In English, where contractions are common, they are considered part of the standard language and accordingly used in many contexts; however, relaxed pronunciation is markedly informal in register. This is also sometimes reflected in writing: contractions have a standard written form, but relaxed pronunciations may not, outside of eye dialect. Certain relaxed pronunciations occur only in specific grammatical contexts, the exact understanding of which can be complicated. See trace for some further info.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SLURRING

PRESENT

Present
I slur
you slur
he/she/it slurs
we slur
you slur
they slur
Present continuous
I am slurring
you are slurring
he/she/it is slurring
we are slurring
you are slurring
they are slurring
Present perfect
I have slurred
you have slurred
he/she/it has slurred
we have slurred
you have slurred
they have slurred
Present perfect continuous
I have been slurring
you have been slurring
he/she/it has been slurring
we have been slurring
you have been slurring
they have been slurring
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I slurred
you slurred
he/she/it slurred
we slurred
you slurred
they slurred
Past continuous
I was slurring
you were slurring
he/she/it was slurring
we were slurring
you were slurring
they were slurring
Past perfect
I had slurred
you had slurred
he/she/it had slurred
we had slurred
you had slurred
they had slurred
Past perfect continuous
I had been slurring
you had been slurring
he/she/it had been slurring
we had been slurring
you had been slurring
they had been slurring
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will slur
you will slur
he/she/it will slur
we will slur
you will slur
they will slur
Future continuous
I will be slurring
you will be slurring
he/she/it will be slurring
we will be slurring
you will be slurring
they will be slurring
Future perfect
I will have slurred
you will have slurred
he/she/it will have slurred
we will have slurred
you will have slurred
they will have slurred
Future perfect continuous
I will have been slurring
you will have been slurring
he/she/it will have been slurring
we will have been slurring
you will have been slurring
they will have been slurring
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would slurring
you would slurring
he/she/it would slurring
we would slurring
you would slurring
they would slurring
Conditional continuous
I would be slurring
you would be slurring
he/she/it would be slurring
we would be slurring
you would be slurring
they would be slurring
Conditional perfect
I would have slurring
you would have slurring
he/she/it would have slurring
we would have slurring
you would have slurring
they would have slurring
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been slurring
you would have been slurring
he/she/it would have been slurring
we would have been slurring
you would have been slurring
they would have been slurring
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you slur
we let´s slur
you slur
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to slur
Past participle
slurred
Present Participle
slurring
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SLURRING


burring
ˈbɜːrɪŋ
curmurring
kəˈmɜːrɪŋ
deferring
dɪˈfɜːrɪŋ
demurring
dɪˈmɜːrɪŋ
deterring
dɪˈtɜːrɪŋ
erring
ˈɜːrɪŋ
firring
ˈfɜːrɪŋ
furring
ˈfɜːrɪŋ
inferring
ɪnˈfɜːrɪŋ
nonrecurring
ˌnɒnrɪˈkɜːrɪŋ
occurring
əˈkɜːrɪŋ
purring
ˈpɜːrɪŋ
recurring
rɪˈkɜːrɪŋ
referring
rɪˈfɜːrɪŋ
reoccurring
ˌriːəˈkɜːrɪŋ
shirring
ˈʃɜːrɪŋ
soul-stirring
ˈsəʊlˌstɜːrɪŋ
stirring
ˈstɜːrɪŋ
unerring
ʌnˈɜːrɪŋ
whirring
ˈwɜːrɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SLURRING

slung shot
slungshot
slunk
slur
slurb
slurban
slurp
slurper
slurred
slurries
slurry
slush
slush fund
slush pile
slushier
slushiest
slushily
slushiness
slushy
slut

WORDS THAT END LIKE SLURRING

barring
blurring
bring
charring
co-starring
concurring
conferring
earring
herring
incurring
interring
jarring
marring
preferring
red herring
scarring
sparring
spurring
starring
transferring
warring

Synonyms and antonyms of slurring in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SLURRING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «slurring» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of slurring

Translation of «slurring» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SLURRING

Find out the translation of slurring to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of slurring from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «slurring» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

口齿不清
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

slurring
570 millions of speakers

English

slurring
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

slurring
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الادغام
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

нечленораздельно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pronunciando
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

slurring
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

slurring
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Slurring
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schieben
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不明瞭
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

꼬이는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Slurring
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

slurring
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

slurring
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गमतीने
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

slurring
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

slurring
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

legato
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нечленороздільно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

jignitoare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μπερδεύει
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sleeptong
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sluddrande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

slurring
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of slurring

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SLURRING»

The term «slurring» is quite widely used and occupies the 48.183 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SLURRING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about slurring

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SLURRING»

Discover the use of slurring in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to slurring and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Handbook of Print Media: Technologies and Production Methods
Slurring and doubling are the two most important influential factors when printing (fig. 2.1-17a). In the case of slurring, the print ink is squeezed over the edge of the halftone dots. This is caused by relative movements between the surfaces ...
Helmut Kipphan, 2001
2
Walking in the South Pennines
THE SLURRING ROCK WALK WALK NO. 1 .7 Any north countryman knows what slurring is. For those not so born, slurring is sliding, sliding on icy pavements and roads or down any bit of smooth rock. Slurring Rock is just that, a large boulder ...
Gladys Sellers, 1991
3
Getting It Printed
DOUBLING AND SLURRING Doubling happens when dots or type blur because of a slight second contact between paper and blanket. When dots double, each shows a tiny shadow. Slurring makes dots appear oblong instead of round.
Eric Kenly, Mark Beach, 2004
4
Pediatric Cardiology for Practitioners
Intraventricular block In bundle branch blocks (and ventricular rhythms), the prolongation is in the terminal portion of the QRS complex (i.e., “terminal slurring” ). In preexcitation, the prolongation is in the initial portion of the QRS complex (i.e. , ...
Myung Kun Park, 2008
5
Jazz Guitar: Single Note Soloing
SLURRING. AND. DECORATION. -. PART. 1. -. As you know, we normally use both hands to produce a sound out of the guitar — that is, the left hand pushes down some note(s) and the right hand picks the appropriate strings. But, as some of ...
Ted Greene, 1978
6
Flute For Dummies
Tonguing. In This Chapter } Slurring notes together } Tonguing to clearly articulate notes T118 chapter is all about basic articulation techniques. Articulation refers to how you start and end notes in music. (See Chapter 4 for more on articulation.) ...
Karen Evans Moratz, 2009
7
DeJong's the Neurologic Examination
In multiple sclerosis, the speech is characteristically ataxic: there are explosive and staccato elements, with slowness, stumbling, halting, slurring, and a cerebellar type of speech ataxia. Spastic-ataxic and mixed dysarthrias are also common.
William Wesley Campbell, Russell N. DeJong, 2005
8
Clarinet For Dummies
Transitions. Slurring means keeping the air flowing or blowing through notes rather than blowing each note. The purpose of slurring is to transition smoothlyfromonenoteto thenext, leavingnospacesbetween the notes. Considertheway singers ...
David Etheridge, 2010
9
Beethoven -- Piano Sonatas, Vol 3: Nos. 16-24
Phrasing and/or Slurring: The aforementioned difficulties in deciphering Beethoven's autographs, as well as the vagaries and inconsistencies found in first editions, result in many problematic areas regarding phrasing or slurring. Every editor ...
Beethoven, Ludwig van
10
Practical Hints on Playing the Tuba
SLURRING. Smooth slurs are the result of the proper rhythmic coordination of the breath, fingers, and embouchure. A slur smoothly connects two or more different notes, and only the first note of each slur group is tongued. Slurs should sound ...
Little, Donald C.

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SLURRING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term slurring is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Donovan McNabb seen slurring his words in video of DUI arrest
The former quarterback was just a few blocks from his home in Gilbert shortly before midnight on June 28 when he struck the car of a woman whose husband is ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
2
Driver arrested after allegedly slurring order at a Barrie drive-thru …
Police say the woman was slurring her words so badly that attendant couldn't understand what she was trying to order. The driver was arrested shortly after ... «CTV News, May 15»
3
Witness: Former RI Sen. Alves was unsteady, slurring at crash scene
She said that, while she would never convict solely on field sobriety tests, testimony showed that Alves was unsteady and slurring just after running into the truck. «The Providence Journal, May 15»
4
Khloe Kardashian fights with a slurring Scott Disick
On the upcoming episode of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, Khloe fights with her slurring and seemingly intoxicated brother-in-law Scott Disick. Keeping Up ... «Daily Mail, Apr 15»
5
Dave Chappelle accused of being drunk, slurring way through …
DETROIT, MI -- Although recording was strictly prohibited and some were removed for using their cell phones, a clip of comedian Dave Chappelle's second ... «MLive.com, Apr 15»
6
Charles Kennedy: Twitter users slam the BBC for allowing the …
The MP, who in the past has admitted to struggling with alcoholism, appeared to be slurring during the show, and even had to ask panel chairman David ... «mirror.co.uk, Mar 15»
7
Watch moment slurring drink-driver who had crashed his car tell …
This is the moment a slurring drink-driver tried to tell police the damage to his wrecked car was an "old injury" when he was found sat in his overturned vehicle. «Mirror.co.uk, Jan 15»
8
'Slurring' motorist caught SIX times over legal drink-drive limit
Police were originally called to reports of a breakdown on the hard shoulder near junction 12, but when they arrived the driver was slurring his words. «Mirror.co.uk, Jan 15»
9
Johnny Depp gives awkward slurring speech at Hollywood Film …
When Johnny Depp appeared to slur his words at the Hollywood Film Awards it was only a matter of time until Twitter chimed in. Reactions to the actor's speech ... «Mirror.co.uk, Nov 14»
10
After Johnny Deep's slurring, 5 cringeworthy celebrity speeches …
After Johnny Deep's slurring, 5 cringeworthy celebrity speeches: From Kanye West to Russell Brand. 14:11, 15 November 2014; By Edward Roberts ... «Mirror.co.uk, Nov 14»

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