How do you use Slurring in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Slurring meaning
present participle and gerund of slur
Using Slurring
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of slur
- In the example corpus, slurring often appears in combinations such as: slurring his, slurring her, was slurring.
Context around Slurring
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 11 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Slurring
- In this selection, "slurring" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, heard, tongue, obviously and words stand out and add context to how "slurring" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include she was slurring her words and and was slurring his words. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "slurring" sits close to words such as aberrant, abloh and absurdities, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with slurring
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
She was slurring her words. (5 words)
You are slurring your words. (5 words)
Flopping and slurring and gambling, oh my! (7 words)
Last year, Facebook refused to remove a heavily edited video that attempted to make US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi seem incoherent by slurring her speech and making it appear like she was repeatedly stumbling over her words. (37 words)
The veteran journalist was seen slurring his words as he introduced the last news item on the News at 10 bulletin, and his left eye appeared to start drooping, causing many to fear he was unwell. (36 words)
Arielle, who covers Friday and Saturday afternoons on air, made some unwelcome comments to her colleague during the live set from Ibiza Rocks hotel as she was heard 'slurring' and 'stumbling' over her words. (34 words)
Flopping and slurring and gambling, oh my! (7 words)
Example sentences (20)
Arielle, who covers Friday and Saturday afternoons on air, made some unwelcome comments to her colleague during the live set from Ibiza Rocks hotel as she was heard 'slurring' and 'stumbling' over her words.
By the sixteenth century, the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V suffered from a massively protruding jaw, with a mouth agape and a stubby tongue slurring his speech.
Flopping and slurring and gambling, oh my!
He showed up drunk and high (obviously slurring and bragging about it).
He was staggering about slurring his words.
Kerry Katona has spoken out on 's affair after he accused her of "slurring" her words during the infamous 2008 This Morning interview, which she claims left her feeling suicidal.
Sepsis sign diffser in young kids compared to older children and adults, the experts explain, with older patients often becoming confused or incoherent, slurring their words when talking.
According to charging documents against the men, a trooper who spoke with Tyler at the apartment found him slurring words and smelling strongly of alcohol while he looked for his $2,000 crocodile.
Alexander Scrymgeour, the 12th Earl of Dundee, was found to be slurring his words when police officers pulled him over.
O’Brien, who had been drinking, was said to have been slurring his words and unsteady on his feet.
Officers detected the smell of alcohol on Cutler, who also had blood-shot eyes and was slurring his words, the police said.
She was slurring her words.
The veteran journalist was seen slurring his words as he introduced the last news item on the News at 10 bulletin, and his left eye appeared to start drooping, causing many to fear he was unwell.
Deputies woke her up and noticed she was slurring her words.
Last year, Facebook refused to remove a heavily edited video that attempted to make US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi seem incoherent by slurring her speech and making it appear like she was repeatedly stumbling over her words.
The video was slowed down to make it appear as if Ms. Pelosi were slurring her words.
Trump sounds sedated, he is breathing hard, slurring and talking about Afghanistan and the military.
US media noted the new guidelines would not cover videos such as the 2019 viral clip -- which was not a deepfake -- of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that appeared to show her slurring her words.
It took 28 stitches to sew him up after he was slashed with a box cutter several weeks ago, he explained late Saturday, slurring his words.
You are slurring your words.
Common combinations with slurring
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: