"slur over" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: slurs over [present, singular, third-person], slurring over [participle, present], slurred over [participle, past], slurred over [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} slur over (third-person singular simple present slurs over, present participle slurring over, simple past and past participle slurred over)
  1. (dated) To deal with something hurriedly; to treat in a perfunctory manner. Tags: dated Synonyms: gloss over, skate over
    Sense id: en-slur_over-en-verb-3yB2zB~H Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (over)

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for slur over meaning in English (1.9kB)

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