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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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
drawl
(droːl) verb to speak or say in a slow, lazy manner. He drawled his words in an irritating manner. hablar arrastrando las palabras
noun a slow, lazy manner of speaking. She spoke in a drawl. voz cansina
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