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DRAWLINGLY

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drawl

  [drawl]
Use DRAWLINGLY in a Sentence
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
1. to say or speak in a slow manner, usually prolonging the vowels.
–noun
2. an act or utterance of a person who drawls.
Origin:
1590–1600; < D or LG dralen to linger

Related forms:
drawler, noun
drawl⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
drawl⋅ing⋅ness, noun
drawly, adjective
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Word Origin & History

drawl  (v.)
1597, probably from M.Du. dralen, E.Fris. draulen "to linger, delay," apparently an intensive of the root of draw.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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