slurring
Speaking without clarity
Slurring is speaking unclearly, with sounds running together or blending into each other.
The word most often describes speech affected by alcohol, medication, fatigue, or neurological conditions: His words were slurring by the third drink.
Slurring can also refer to the act of making damaging statements about someone, or in music, playing notes in a connected, flowing manner without separation.
Indistinct, quiet speech
- articulationClear vocal expression
- dysarthriaMotor speech muscle disorder
- enunciationClarity of spoken words
- pronunciationManner of speaking words
diction · stammering · stuttering · mispronunciation · garbled · indistinct · unclear · incoherent
Impaired state from alcohol
- inebriationDrunken state
- tipsyMildly intoxicated
- buzzedMildly intoxicated
- hammeredSeverely intoxicated or pounded
plastered · sloshed · wasted · sozzled · stagger · sway · groggy · befuddled
Spoken false defamation
- defameHarm reputation falsely
- smearSpread or defame
- disparageExpress low opinion of
- denigrateCriticize unfairly to harm
malign · libel · besmirch · tarnish · vilify · mudslinging · aspersion · calumny
Unbroken musical phrasing
- glissandoRapid pitch sweep
- portamentoSeamless pitch transition
- slideSmooth continuous movement
- bendCurve or flex
smear · scoop · connected · smooth · glide · melisma · ornament · embellishment
Unjust differential treatment
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- stereotypeFixed oversimplified notion
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
- epithetDescriptive tag for someone
marginalization · bigotry · racism · xenophobia · hate-speech · derogatory · offensive · taboo
mumbling
Indistinct, quiet speech
- articulationClear vocal expression
- dysarthriaMotor speech muscle disorder
- enunciationClarity of spoken words
pronunciation · diction · stammering · stuttering · mispronunciation · garbled · indistinct · unclear · incoherent · tongue-tied
drunkenness
Impaired state from alcohol
- inebriationDrunken state
- tipsyMildly intoxicated
- buzzedMildly intoxicated
hammered · plastered · sloshed · wasted · sozzled · stagger · sway · groggy · befuddled · blotto
slander
Spoken false defamation
denigrate · malign · libel · besmirch · tarnish · vilify · mudslinging · aspersion · calumny · discredit
legato
Unbroken musical phrasing
- glissandoRapid pitch sweep
- portamentoSeamless pitch transition
- slideSmooth continuous movement
bend · smear · scoop · connected · smooth · glide · melisma · ornament · embellishment · phrasing
discrimination
Unjust differential treatment
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- stereotypeFixed oversimplified notion
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
epithet · marginalization · bigotry · racism · xenophobia · hate-speech · derogatory · offensive · taboo · ostracism
- speech problemsstuttering, stammering, mumbling, disfluency, halting speech
- speech habitsmumbling, stuttering, stammering, rambling, interrupting
- verbal qualitieseloquence, fluency, articulate, clarity, coherence
- drunkennessdrunk, tipsy, buzzed, intoxicated, inebriated
- playing techniquespicking, arpeggiated, fingerpicking, spiccato, block chords
- speech issueslisp, stutter, stammer, mumbling, mispronunciation
slurringenunciating
Pronouncing with clarity
articulating · enunciation · clipping · diction · elocution