drawl

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verb (used with or without object)
  1. to say or speak in a slow manner, usually prolonging the vowels.

noun
  1. an act or utterance of a person who drawls.

Origin of drawl

1
1590–1600; <Dutch or Low German dralen to linger

Other words from drawl

  • drawler, noun
  • drawl·ing·ly, adverb
  • drawl·ing·ness, noun
  • drawly, adjective

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How to use drawl in a sentence

  • She heard his deep, drawly voice urging the unwisdom of sleeping with calked boots on, and Beaton's hiccupy response.

    Big Timber | Bertrand W. Sinclair
  • He was a long, lean, drawly man, with seemingly a very languid interest in life.

    Ruth Fielding In the Saddle | Alice B. Emerson
  • She did not realise for at least another ten seconds whence came that voice, so drawly, so dear, but alas!

    The Scarlet Pimpernel | Baroness Orczy
  • I'd seen that before, and I recalled with a start when and where I'd heard that soft, drawly voice.

    Raw Gold | Bertrand W. Sinclair
  • Lady Scilly said, in her little drawly voice, that comes of lying in bed late.

    The Celebrity at Home | Violet Hunt

British Dictionary definitions for drawl

drawl

/ (drɔːl) /


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

noun
  1. the way of speech of someone who drawls

Origin of drawl

1
C16: probably frequentative of draw

Derived forms of drawl

  • drawler, noun
  • drawling, adjective
  • drawly, adjective

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