drawl
verb (used with or without object)
to say or speak in a slow manner, usually prolonging the vowels.
had been drawling
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past perfect progressiveof drawl.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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He had been drawling "Bonny lass, canny lass;" but, catching the sound of angry words, he had paused and listened.
From A Son of Hagar A Romance of Our Time by Sir Hall Caine
