drawl
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drawl
(drôl)v. drawled, drawl·ing, drawls
v.intr.
To speak with lengthened or drawn-out vowels.
v.tr.
To utter with lengthened or drawn-out vowels: "We-e-ell," the clerk drawled.
n.
The speech or manner of speaking of one who drawls: a Southern drawl.
[Probably from Low German drauelen, to loiter, delay.]
drawl′er n.
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drawl
(drɔːl)vb
to speak or utter (words) slowly, esp prolonging the vowel sounds
n
the way of speech of someone who drawls
[C16: probably frequentative of draw]
ˈdrawler n
ˈdrawling adj
ˈdrawly adj
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drawl
(drɔl)v.t., v.i.
1. to say or speak in a slow manner, usu. prolonging the vowels.
n. 2. an act or utterance of a person who drawls.
[1590–1600; < Dutch or Low German dralen to linger]
drawl′er, n.
drawl′ing•ly, adv.
drawl′y, adj.
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drawl
Past participle: drawled
Gerund: drawling
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| Noun | 1. | drawl - a slow speech pattern with prolonged vowels accent, speech pattern - distinctive manner of oral expression; "he couldn't suppress his contemptuous accent"; "she had a very clear speech pattern" |
| Verb | 1. | drawl - lengthen and slow down or draw out; "drawl one's vowels" |
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drawl
verb draw out, extend, prolong, lengthen, drag out, protract, say or speak slowly She grinned and drawled her words.
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Translations
تَشَدُّق، تَباطُؤيَتَباطَأ في كلامِهِ، يَتَشَدَّقُ
mluvit unyleunylý hlas
drævedræven
vontatott beszédvontatottan beszél
draga seiminn, vera dragmállòaî aî draga seiminn
ištęsta kalbakalbėti lėtaikalbėti tęsiant žodžiuslėta kalba
stiept vārdusvārdu stiepšana
naťahovanie slabíknaťahovať slabiky
ağzını yaya yaya konuşmaağzını yaya yaya konuşmak
drawl
[drɔːl]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
drawl
vi → schleppend sprechen
vt → schleppend aussprechen
n → schleppende Sprache; a Texan drawl → schleppendes Texanisch; a southern drawl → ein schleppender südlicher Dialekt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
drawl
(droːl) verb to speak or say in a slow, lazy manner. He drawled his words in an irritating manner.
noun a slow, lazy manner of speaking. She spoke in a drawl.
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