drawl

[ drawl ]

/ drɔl /

verb (used with or without object)

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

noun

an act or utterance of a person who drawls.

Words nearby drawl

drawing room, drawing table, drawing-in, drawing-room comedy, drawknife, drawl, drawn, drawn butter, drawn work, drawn-out, drawplate

Origin of drawl

1590–1600; < Dutch or Low German dralen to linger

OTHER WORDS FROM drawl

drawl·er, noundrawl·ing·ly, adverbdrawl·ing·ness, noundrawl·y, adjective

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Examples from the Web for drawled

Today, it is difficult to convey—much less comprehend—that slow, drawled, hazy small-town atmosphere of mid-century Washington.
The Washington I Once Knew|Carl Bernstein|January 20, 2009|DAILY BEAST
And [then he] drawled: 'Boys, just spend it till you waste it.'
Washington Frenemies|Ana Marie Cox|December 4, 2008|DAILY BEAST
CNBC host Donny Deutsch drawled, “Women want to be her and men want to mate with her.”
Piling on Palin, Hating on Hillary|Caroline Heldman|November 30, 2008|DAILY BEAST
"Ye'll find the weather a tough un, bime-by," drawled Mr. Snape, as he rolled a flour-barrel up the sand.
Culm Rock|Glance Gaylord

“You sure know how to shoot a surprise into a fellow, old-timer,” he drawled.
Shoe-Bar Stratton|Joseph Bushnell Ames
"Don't know—can't say," drawled out a very diminutive hussar cornet.
Roland Cashel|Charles James Lever
With a backward motion of her head toward the window, Fledra drawled out the last words insultingly.
From the Valley of the Missing|Grace Miller White
"There was six of 'em changin' stages this mornin'," drawled Jack, in reply, still hanging from the sill.
The Battle Ground|Ellen Glasgow

British Dictionary definitions for drawled

drawl

/ (drɔːl) /

verb

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

noun

the way of speech of someone who drawls

Derived forms of drawl

drawler, noundrawling, adjectivedrawly, adjective

Word Origin for drawl

C16: probably frequentative of draw

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drawl

verb (used with or without object)

noun

Words related to drawl

Words nearby drawl

Origin of drawl

OTHER WORDS FROM drawl

Examples from the Web for drawled

British Dictionary definitions for drawled

verb

noun

Derived forms of drawl

Word Origin for drawl