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slur

noun
  1. a blemish made by dirt
    blot
  2. a disparaging remark
    aspersion
  3. (music) a curved line spanning notes that are to be played legato
verb
  1. become vague or indistinct
    dim
  2. utter indistinctly
    swallow
  3. speak disparagingly of
    “e.g., make a racial slur”
  4. play smoothly or legato
    “the pianist slurred the most beautiful passage in the sonata”