His words slurred, coming from the dog's mouth, but they were clear enough to understand.

"You have not won either," he said, his words slurred.

"No matter," he said, his words still slurred but back to their normal rhythm.

Occasionally his words slurred, but for the most part he was coherent.

Does he or she have trouble or are the words slurred?

The words were clear enough for her to understand but slurred.

She spoke more rapidly, and her words slurred badly, but no one seemed to notice.

His tongue was thick, and the words slurred like a drunk's.

His savage words slurred with the drug she'd fed him.

The words slurred and his left hand didn't quite work.