(~s, ~ring, ~red)
1.
A ~ is an insulting remark which could damage someone’s reputation.
This is yet another ~ on the integrity of the Metropolitan Police.
= smear
N-COUNT: oft N on n
2.
If someone ~s their speech or if their speech ~s, they do not pronounce each word clearly, because they are drunk, ill, or sleepy.
He repeated himself and ~red his words more than usual...
The newscaster’s speech began to ~...
VERB: V n, V