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 drawls

The game can be made more intensive by the leader if he drawls out the "r" in either Crows or Cranes.
Games and Play for School Morale|Various
The lisps and drawls returned as if by magic, and the turf became the subject of interest about which they were consulting.
The Iron Horse|R.M. Ballantyne
Benedicite once occurs as a word of five syllables, where Theseus drawls it out to express his wonder, A 1785.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 6 (of 7) -- Introduction, Glossary, and Indexes|Geoffrey Chaucer
"The poet's got the best of it, as usual," drawls the chorus.
Shelburne Essays, Third Series|Paul Elmer More

The child who 138drags and drawls through the lesson convicts the teacher of a want of expertness.
The Vitalized School|Francis B. Pearson

British Dictionary definitions for drawls

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

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Words nearby drawl

Origin of drawl

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British Dictionary definitions for drawls

verb

noun

Derived forms of drawl

Word Origin for drawl