Past tense of slur
regular verb
The past tense of slur is slurred. The past participle is also slurred.
Forms of slur
| Base form (V1) | slur /slɜː/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | slurred |
| Past participle (V3) | slurred |
| Present participle | slurring |
| Third person singular | slurs |
Slurred in a sentence
- "Wine improves with age but I improve with wine," she slurred as she slid gracefully beneath the table.From the entry wine
- “Yuck Fou,” I slurred, my eyelids drooping as the room began to spin.2018, Ian Mark, Love from Amanda to Zoey, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN. From the entry yuck fou
- When he spoke, his voice was its usual slurred nonsensical sound.2012, Douglas Clegg, The Halloween Man. From the entry idiotese
- “I could go for a Camberwell carrot right now,” Andy slurred from his armchair.2010, Darren Smith, Burning Indigo, page 264. From the entry Camberwell carrot
- The Red-eye sings with clear to slurred whistles using a variety of phrasings.1998 June, W[illiam] Bruce McGillivray, Glen P[eter] Semenchuk, “Shrikes and Vireos”, in The Federation of Alberta Naturalists Field Guide…. From the entry red-eye
Meaning of slur
- noun An insult or slight, especially one that is muttered incoherently under one's breath.
- noun A derogatory term targeted at a group of people (such as an ethnicity, sexual orientation, etc.).
- noun A mark of dishonour; a blight or stain.
Questions about the past tense of slur
- What is the past tense of slur?
- The past tense of slur is slurred.
- What is the past participle of slur?
- The past participle of slur is slurred.
- Is slur a regular or irregular verb?
- Slur is a regular verb: its past tense doubles the last letter and adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: slur (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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