Mumble vs. Slur — What's the Difference?

To utter indistinctly by lowering the voice or partially closing the mouth

To pronounce indistinctly.

To chew slowly or ineffectively without or as if without teeth.

To talk about disparagingly or insultingly.

To speak words indistinctly, as by lowering the voice or partially closing the mouth.

To pass over lightly or carelessly; treat without due consideration.

To chew food slowly or ineffectively, as if with the gums.

To glide over (a series of notes) smoothly without a break.

A low indistinct sound or utterance.

To mark with a slur.

To speak unintelligibly or inaudibly; to fail to articulate.

(Printing) To blur or smear.

To chew something gently with closed lips.

A disparaging remark; an aspersion.

A quiet or unintelligible vocalization; a low tone of voice.

A slurred utterance or sound.

To speak with the lips partly closed, so as to render the sounds inarticulate and imperfect; to utter words in a grumbling indistinct manner, indicating discontent or displeasure; to mutter.

A curved line connecting notes on a score to indicate that they are to be played or sung legato.

To chew something gently with closed lips.

A passage played or sung in this manner.

To utter with a low, inarticulate voice.

(Printing) A smeared or blurred impression.

To chew or bite gently, as one without teeth.

A mark, stain, or smear; (by extension) a slight occasion of reproach.

To suppress, or utter imperfectly.

An insinuation or innuendo.

Talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice

An act of running one's words together; poor verbal articulation.

Grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty;

A disparaging insult or slight, particularly one used to denigrate a specific group.

(music) A set of notes that are played legato, without separate articulation.

(music) The symbol indicating a legato passage, written as an arc over the slurred notes (not to be confused with a tie).

(obsolete) A trick or deception.

In knitting machines, a device for depressing the sinkers successively by passing over them.

To insult or slight.

To run together; to articulate poorly.

(music) To play legato or without separate articulation; to connect (notes) smoothly.

To soil; to sully; to contaminate; to disgrace.

To cover over; to disguise; to conceal; to pass over lightly or with little notice.

To cheat, as by sliding a die; to trick.

To blur or double, as an impression from type; to mackle.

To soil; to sully; to contaminate; to disgrace.

To disparage; to traduce.

To cover over; to disguise; to conceal; to pass over lightly or with little notice.

To cheat, as by sliding a die; to trick.

To pronounce indistinctly; as, to slur syllables; to slur one's words.

To sing or perform in a smooth, gliding style; to connect smoothly in performing, as several notes or tones.

To blur or double, as an impression from type; to mackle.

A mark or stain; hence, a slight reproach or disgrace; a stigma; a reproachful intimation; an innuendo.

A trick played upon a person; an imposition.

A mark, thus [

In knitting machines, a contrivance for depressing the sinkers successively by passing over them.

(music) a curved line spanning notes that are to be played legato

A disparaging remark;

A blemish made by dirt;

Play smoothly or legato;

Speak disparagingly of; e.g., make a racial slur;

Utter indistinctly

Become vague or indistinct;