slur

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Number of words: 1

a disparaging remark
To soil
a blemish made by dirt
become vague or indistinct
To disparage
(music) a curved line spanning notes that are to be played legato
play smoothly or legato
speak disparagingly of
utter indistinctly
To cover over
To cheat, as by sliding a die
To pronounce indistinctly
To sing or perform in a smooth, gliding style
To blur or double, as an impression from type
A mark or stain
A trick played upon a person
A mark, thus [/ or /], connecting notes that are to be sung to the same syllable, or made in one continued breath of a wind instrument, or with one stroke of a bow
In knitting machines, a contrivance for depressing the sinkers successively by passing over them

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