how to pronounce slurry

/ˈslɝiː/

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slurry is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of slurry in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… a method of mixing a slurry of water and …”

meanings of slurry

noun:

Any flowable suspension of small particles in liquid.
A mixture of animal waste, other organic material and sometimes water, stored in a slurry pit and used as fertilizer; also used in combination, as pig slurry, etc.
Liquid waste from some types of mining, such as mountain top removal mining, usually very toxic and stored nearby in large dams.
A thickener.

verb:

To apply a slurry (to).
To make a slurry (of some material).

adjective:

Slurred, tending to slur.

slurry frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word slurry occurs in english on average 0.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics slurry can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that slurry can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) life, nature, and living environment;