slurring

verb

Definition of slurringnext
present participle of slur
1
as in crooning

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2
as in insulting

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  1. disparaging
  2. humming
  3. cursing
  4. harassing
Verb
  • But the residents and radio stations of Vegas didn't take kindly to Armstrong's disparaging remarks about their city.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Onder won the Republican primary, but his vaccine-disparaging opponent still scored just over 37% of the vote.
    Darius Tahir, CNN, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of disparaging
Verb
  • This forecasted demand is being driven in large part by data centers, the humming engines driving AI, which require massive quantities of dependable power generation rather than relying on inherently intermittent renewables.
    Richard Lum, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
  • But the other part of this story—a humming economy—is great for Mastercard (MA), which takes a slice of each payment that rolls down its network.
    Brett Owens, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of humming
Verb
  • The Wrexham co-owner is likely cursing those decisions now.
    Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 9 Oct. 2024
  • There are some fun memories of growing up, like her Aunt Delta cursing tourists coming through the house and giving them the finger.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 9 Oct. 2024
Definition of cursing
Verb
  • Drone operation is regulated by the FAA, and state and federal agencies wildlife agencies usually prohibit drones in many natural areas, and usually forbid intentionally or inadvertently harassing wildlife with them.
    Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Somali, whose streams often involve desecrating monuments and harassing local residents, has been banned multiple times from various social media platforms and currently streams on Rumble, a livestreaming platform with looser moderation policies than Twitch, another popular livestreaming platform.
    Stella Kim, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of harassing
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