drawl

[ drawl ]

/ drɔl /

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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.

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Origin of drawl

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

OTHER WORDS FROM drawl

drawler, noundrawl·ing·ly, adverbdrawl·ing·ness, noundrawly, adjective

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How to use drawl in a sentence

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
A dull dinner party pumps me dry, and I simply cannot stand desultory drawls for an hour on top of it.
Lady Cassandra|Mrs George de Horne Vaizey
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
He drawls his talk along, as a usual thing—but to-day he spoke up real crisp and peart.
Stepsons of Light|Eugene Manlove Rhodes

He yells and drawls and whines through his nose and wears clothes which would make an American cry.
Kent Knowles: Quahaug|Joseph C. Lincoln

British Dictionary definitions for drawl

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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