drawled; drawling; drawls
: to speak slowly with vowels greatly prolonged
: to utter in a slow lengthened tone
drawler
noun
Examples of drawl in a Sentence
Verb
“Well, hello there,” she drawled.
He drawled his name in a Southern accent.
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 19 May 2025
No one lolls or drawls in this Streetcar; there’s no Vaseline on the lens.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2025
Joe Reid, Vulture, 12 June 2025
Rockwell and Bibb said in that exaggerated Southern drawl.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 3 June 2025
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Verb
There’s some droll humor in this pileup of bad decisions and bad behavior — particularly in one running gag that sees Carey doggedly befriending Ashley’s parade of exes, including one hilariously gormless f-boy played by drawling ensemble standout Charlie Gillespie.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 19 May 2025
No one lolls or drawls in this Streetcar; there’s no Vaseline on the lens.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2025
Noun
Dafoe indulges in the mélange, luxuriating in his accent, a slow drawl that implicitly and explicitly threatens Fox and his family.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 12 June 2025
Rockwell and Bibb said in that exaggerated Southern drawl.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 3 June 2025
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“Drawl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drawl. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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drawl
1 of 2 verb
: to speak slowly with vowels drawn out beyond their usual length
drawl
2 of 2 noun
: a drawling way of speaking
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