Showing Results for "slurred"

slurred

VERB

insult

Synonyms

STRONG

blacken blemish blister blot brand calumniate cap chop defame denigrate detract discredit disgrace insinuate libel malign miff offend push reproach roast scorch slander slight smear snub spatter stain traduce vilify zing

WEAK

blow off cut to the quick cut up dump on give a black eye hit where one lives kick in the teeth put down skin alive slap in the face tear down

Antonyms

STRONG

approve beautify commend compliment conceal exalt flatter hide honor please praise

WEAK

enunciate pronounce

VERB

mumble words

Synonyms

STRONGEST

garble mispronounce

STRONG

miss skip stutter

Antonyms

WEAK

compliment enunciate flatter praise pronounce

Example Sentences

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“As a physician I couldn’t deny that I had slurred speech, that I was having weakness on one side,” she said, “but I was like, ‘Well, this is a dream, right?’”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

He skipped over and slurred words as he tried to maintain an artificially quick tempo.

From Slate • Feb. 24, 2026

To create an otherworldly voice, Elordi studied Tibetan throat singing and incorporated the slurred consonants caused by dentures he’d been given for the role.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 30, 2025

These symptoms are typically followed by a loss of balance and muscular coordination, slurred speech and difficulty swallowing.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2025

"What bloody-fool things people do. Why didn't she go off with some of her own people? Or you?"—he slurred that over—"or me? Why not me?"

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway