drawl

1 of 2

verb

ˈdrȯl 

drawled; drawling; drawls

intransitive verb

: to speak slowly with vowels greatly prolonged

transitive verb

: to utter in a slow lengthened tone

drawler noun

drawlingly

ˈdrȯ-liŋ-lē 

adverb

drawl

2 of 2

noun

: a drawling manner of speaking

drawly

ˈdrȯ-lē 

adjective

Examples of drawl in a Sentence

Verb

“Well, hello there,” she drawled.

He drawled his name in a Southern accent.

Recent Examples on the Web

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

The unofficial narrator of the series is scientist, engineer, and History Channel regular Travis Taylor, a strapping, strawberry-blond Alabaman with a singsong drawl, and multiple advanced degrees. —Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 30 June 2025

Pratt was stout, compact and level-eyed, with a raspy drawl bespeaking his childhood on the Louisiana bayou. —Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025

Word History

Etymology

Verb

probably frequentative of draw entry 1

First Known Use

Verb

1603, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Noun

circa 1690, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for drawl

• ahl
• all
• aul
• bawl
• brawl
• call
• caul
• crawl
• dol
• doll
• fall
• gall

Kids Definition

drawl

1 of 2 verb

ˈdrȯl 

: to speak slowly with vowels drawn out beyond their usual length

drawl

2 of 2 noun

: a drawling way of speaking