Meaning & use
slurring
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Speaking indistinctly, running words or sounds together so they are difficult to understand, often due to tiredness, intoxication, or illness.
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By midnight, his words were slurring and he could barely stand.
The stroke left her slurring her speech for several weeks.
A note on using this word
Slurred speech is a recognized warning sign of conditions ranging from intoxication to stroke.
Words with a similar meaning
mumblinggarbling
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Words with an opposite meaning
enunciating
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