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drawl

[drawl]

verb (used with or without object)

  1. to say or speak in a slow manner, usually prolonging the vowels.



noun

  1. an act or utterance of a person who drawls.

drawl

/ ɔː /

verb

  1. to speak or utter (words) slowly, esp prolonging the vowel sounds

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the way of speech of someone who drawls

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • drawler noun
  • drawlingly adverb
  • drawlingness noun
  • drawly adjective
  • ˈɱ noun
  • ˈɱԲ adjective
  • ˈɱ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of drawl1

1590–1600; < Dutch or Low German dralen to linger
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Word History and Origins

Origin of drawl1

C16: probably frequentative of draw
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Example Sentences

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‘Walking Tall’ is still about one man making a difference, minus the drawl.

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Austin’s lush mustache and hammy Southern drawl aren’t quite in sync with the tone; Rudd seems stuck in the Ferrell version of the film.

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“Hey, I’m Nick,” he said with a drawl as if he were John Wayne or an airline pilot.

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Watts asked from the podium, with a Texas drawl and the commanding presence of a preacher.

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“I just don't think at this age, I'm meant to live an uncomfortable life,” Victoria says in a drawl pulled from the depths of North Carolina’s sunken place.

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