drawl

[drawl]

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.

Origin of drawl

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

Related formsdrawl·er, noundrawl·ing·ly, adverbdrawl·ing·ness, noundrawl·y, adjective

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Historical Examples of drawler

The butt must therefore be neither silent, nor slack, nor a drawler.
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Rudolf Chambers Lehmann
"She's very expensive," murmured the drawler, who also would have enjoyed an acquaintanceship.
The Alternative
George Barr McCutcheon
"He's hanging around that flossy Mrs. Scoville a good bit these days," observed the drawler.
The Alternative
George Barr McCutcheon

British Dictionary definitions for drawler

drawl

verb

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

noun

the way of speech of someone who drawls

Derived Formsdrawler, noundrawling, adjectivedrawly, adjective

Word Origin for drawl

C16: probably frequentative of draw

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Word Origin and History for drawler

drawl

1590s, perhaps from Middle Dutch dralen, East Frisian draulen "to linger, delay," apparently an intensive of the root of draw (v.). Or else a native formation along the same lines. Related: Drawled; drawling. As a noun from 1760.