SLURRING Synonyms: 75 Similar and Opposite Words

slurring

verb

present participle of slur

as in crooning

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Jessica Chastain is no stranger to the world of country crooning.

— Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 6 Oct. 2026
Before then, monochromatic clips show Karol and Mars racing around on go-karts, trading lyrics back and forth in the empty lower bowl seating area, and crooning over a guitar backstage.

— Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of crooning

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How odd that your in-laws can call your bed old and ugly, but balk at insulting their neighbor’s castoffs by not using them.

— Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 3 Oct. 2026
Trump has also lashed out at individual reporters in person or over social media, sometimes in strikingly personal terms -- insulting them in briefings, or in his recent speech at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of insulting

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For his followers, blaspheming the Holocaust and celebrating Hitler became a way to signal contempt for the political religion of postwar liberalism.

— Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
How to say anything about The Changeling without blaspheming its deep mystery, its reverence for the unspeakable, animal heart of creation?

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026

Definition of blaspheming

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The inference was that Jamie had planted a disparaging story about his older brother to hasten his exit.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
Two unidentified media members were heard making disparaging comments about players Scottie Barnes and Jonathan Mogbo.

— Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of disparaging

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The chihuahuan raven has a somewhat different vocalization, with more of a trilling quality to its croak.

— Blythe Copeland, Martha Stewart, 31 Aug. 2026
Rock Harbor to Daisy Farm Campground This trail almost entirely follows the coast for 7 miles, with a soundtrack of lapping waves, trilling loons, and the occasional outboard motor.

— Robert Annis, Midwest Living, 7 June 2026

Definition of trilling

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People who post puerile, profane or belittling comments are protesters on a virtual street.

— Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 1 Oct. 2026
Though Paulina typically spends her days belittling her friends and humiliating Nana, presently, her focus is on something grander.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of belittling

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