slurring

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present participle of slur
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The symbol indicating a legato passage, written as an arc over the slurred notes
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{n} slight, disgrace, a curve line connecting notes
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{v} to sully, cheat, pass lightly
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utter indistinctly
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An undesirable printing condition where the printed image is smeared Slur can result from insufficient blanket pressure due to improper packing (offset), slippage of a press part during the printing stroke (screen printing), mechanical problems on the press, or lack of ink tack In offset printing, slur causes halftone dots to enlarge dramatically and affects color fidelity Type can become blurred and difficult to read Print control targets containing microline slur bars can be placed at the edge of a form to spot and diagnose a problem Slur is distinguished from a similar press problem called doubling, where the image is printed again next to the correct version instead of smearing the ink
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make a racial slur; "your comments are slurring your co-workers"
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To cover over; to disguise; to conceal; to pass over lightly or with little notice
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To sing or perform in a smooth, gliding style; to connect smoothly in performing, as several notes or tones
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To run together; to articulate poorly
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A statement that harms or is meant to harm someone else's reputation, or which shows disrespect for that person, or which shows an attitude of contempt towards that person
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make a racial slur; "your comments are slurring your co-workers" play smoothly or legato; "the pianist slurred the most beautiful passage in the sonata
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(1) a printing defect caused by slippage or movement of screen, substrate, or stencil at the moment of printing; (2) also may be caused by a highly elastic ink splashing onto the substrate following ink shear
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play smoothly or legato; "the pianist slurred the most beautiful passage in the sonata
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To blur or double, as an impression from type; to mackle
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play smoothly or legato; "the pianist slurred the most beautiful passage in the sonata"
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If someone slurs their speech or if their speech slurs, they do not pronounce each word clearly, because they are drunk, ill, or sleepy. He repeated himself and slurred his words more than usual The newscaster's speech began to slur
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(music) a curved line spanning notes that are to be played legato utter indistinctly speak disparagingly of; e
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An insult or slight
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To pronounce indistinctly; as, to slur syllables
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A smearing of ink that occurs in printing when there isn't enough pressure on the blanket
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This arched symbol above or below two notes indicates they are to be played legato or rendered as a single syllable
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A set of notes that are played legato, without separate articulation
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The curved line over a group of notes to indicate that they are to be played smoothly
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{i} stain, blemish, mark; insult, disgrace, slight, disparagement; indistinct sound, slurred sound; arc-like symbol that connects two or more notes and indicates that they are to be played smoothly (Music)
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A mark, thus [&upslur; or &downslur;], connecting notes that are to be sung to the same syllable, or made in one continued breath of a wind instrument, or with one stroke of a bow; a tie; a sign of legato
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A mark or stain; hence, a slight reproach or disgrace; a stigma; a reproachful intimation; an innuendo
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a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek"
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A curved line placed above or below two or more notes of different pitch to indicate that they are to be performed in legato style
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A slur is an insulting remark which could damage someone's reputation. This is yet another slur on the integrity of the Metropolitan Police. = smear
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To soil; to sully; to contaminate; to disgrace
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In knitting machines, a contrivance for depressing the sinkers successively by passing over them
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To insult or slight
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To disparage; to traduce
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a single bowstroke that incorporates more than one note
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To play legato or without separate articulation
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a disparaging remark; "in the 19th century any reference to female sexuality was considered a vile aspersion"; "it is difficult for a woman to understand a man's sensitivity to any slur on his virility"
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speak disparagingly of; e g , make a racial slur; "your comments are slurring your co-workers"
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(music) a curved line spanning notes that are to be played legato
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{f} speak indistinctly; stain, blemish; insult, disparage, belittle; pass over, ignore; play or sing a series of notes in a smooth and connected manner (Music)
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A trick played upon a person; an imposition
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To cheat, as by sliding a die; to trick
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become vague or indistinct; "The distinction between the two theories blurred"
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