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Drawl Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Drawl? [n] a slow speech pattern with prolonged vowels [v] in particular, draw out the vowels Synonyms \| Synonyms for Drawl: Related Terms \| Find terms related to Drawl: accent \| bark \| bawl \| bellow \| blare \| blat \| blubber \| boom \| bray \| breathe \| broad accent \| brogue \| burr \| buzz \| cackle \| cautiousness \| chant \| chirp \| circumspection \| coo \| creeping \| croak \| crow \| deliberateness \| deliberation \| exclaim \| flute \| foot-dragging \| gasp \| growl \| grunt \| hiss \| idleness \| indolence \| inertia \| inertness \| keen \| languor \| laziness \| leisureliness \| lentitude \| lentor \| lilt \| lisp \| mince \| mumble \| murmur \| mutter \| pant \| pipe \| pokiness \| quaver \| regional accent \| reluctance \| roar \| rumble \| scream \| screech \| shake \| shriek \| sibilate \| sigh \| sing \| slackness \| sloth \| slowness \| sluggardy \| sluggishness \| snap \| snarl \| snort \| sob \| squall \| squawk \| squeal \| talk incoherently \| tentativeness \| thunder \| trumpet \| twang \| wail \| warble \| whine \| whisper \| yap \| yawp \| yell \| yelp See Also \| accent \| articulate \| enounce \| enunciate \| pronounce \| say \| sound out \| speech pattern Drawl In Webster's Dictionary \Drawl\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Drawled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Drawling}.] [Prob. fr. draw: cf. D. dralen to linger, tarry, Icel. dralla to loiter. See {Draw}, and cf. {Draggle}.] To utter in a slow, lengthened tone. \Drawl\, v. i. To speak with slow and lingering utterance, from laziness, lack of spirit, affectation, etc. Theologians and moralists . . . talk mostly in a drawling and dreaming way about it. --Landor. \Drawl\, n. A lengthened, slow monotonous utterance.

Drawl Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Drawl?

[n] a slow speech pattern with prolonged vowels
[v] in particular, draw out the vowels

Synonyms | Synonyms for Drawl:

Drawl In Webster's Dictionary

\Drawl\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Drawled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Drawling}.] [Prob. fr. draw: cf. D. dralen to linger, tarry,
Icel. dralla to loiter. See {Draw}, and cf. {Draggle}.]
To utter in a slow, lengthened tone.


\Drawl\, v. i.
To speak with slow and lingering utterance, from laziness,
lack of spirit, affectation, etc.

      Theologians and moralists . . . talk mostly in a
      drawling and dreaming way about it.      --Landor.


\Drawl\, n.
A lengthened, slow monotonous utterance.

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