drawl

\ ˈdrȯl

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drawled; drawling; drawls

Definition of drawl

(Entry 1 of 2)

intransitive verb

: to speak slowly with vowels greatly prolonged

transitive verb

: to utter in a slow lengthened tone

drawl

Definition of drawl (Entry 2 of 2)

: a drawling manner of speaking

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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 Her voice is often paired with someone rougher, lower, more likely to drawl out a rap in contrast to her rangy soprano. — Rubi Jones, Teen Vogue, "Bebe Rexha Says Fighting Her Anxiety Is an Everyday Battle," 17 June 2018 Speaking of Southern drawls, what’s your favorite Southern expression? — Jenna Bush Hager, Southern Living, "Dishing with Condoleezza Rice," 20 Mar. 2013 Speaking of Southern drawls, what’s your favorite Southern expression? — Jenna Bush Hager, Southern Living, "Dishing with Condoleezza Rice," 20 Mar. 2013 Speaking of Southern drawls, what’s your favorite Southern expression? — Jenna Bush Hager, Southern Living, "Dishing with Condoleezza Rice," 20 Mar. 2013 Short and spunky, with messy blonde hair, Marticek’s no-frills demeanor and Jersey accent stands out in a room full of Texas drawls. — Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, "For Sandy survivors, a desire to help Texans avoid their mistakes," 28 Oct. 2017 The past few years have brought folksy screeching, glacial silences, drawling speech, powdery bleakness and spiritual solemnity — Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, "A Tasting Menu of Yelps and Hums at the Resonant Bodies Festival," 1 Sep. 2017 Their first order of business: Liberating from state custody the gifted vault-breacher Joe Bang, played by a tattooed, drawling Daniel Craig, in what ends up as a memorable departure from his other career as superspy James Bond. — Mike Scott, NOLA.com, "'Logan Lucky' review: Is Steven Soderbergh laughing with Southerners or at us?," 16 Aug. 2017 Muslet was born in Palestine but aggressively inhaled the idiom and drawled speech of his teenage years in Florida. — Matt Wolfe, New Republic, "Why did Yousef Muslet face life in prison for an everyday gesture?," 2 Aug. 2017 Recent Examples on the Web: Noun The drawls of Gucci Mane and Kevin Gates, who is also featured on Kirk, seem like big influences. — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, "DaBaby Has Become Rap’s Reliable Resource," 1 Oct. 2019 Rolling off the tongue well when spoken with a drawl is an absolute must. — Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, "The 25 ‘most Southern rock’ musician names in Southern rock," 4 Sep. 2019 Standing onstage recently at the Troubadour, the artist who goes by that stage name greeted his audience in a low, booming drawl meant to summon memories of the late Johnny Cash. — Los Angeles Times, "Country singer Orville Peck has a secret. No, not that one," 4 Sep. 2019 Enzo’s phrasing, thanks to Costner, is an easy-on-the-ears drawl; the texture of his voice is pleasingly rough, like a bit of fur that’s been slightly ruffled by the removal of a bothersome burdock. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, "The Art of Racing in the Rain," 8 Aug. 2019 With a syrupy drawl and toothy grin, Sheriff Andy Taylor offered up the law-and-order masculinity so popular in Westerns while also oozing down-home, folksy charm. — Sara K. Eskridge, Houston Chronicle, "Why Americans love Mayberry," 19 Aug. 2019 The key figure, of course, is the story's Hercule Poirot counterpart, a courtly gumshoe with a Tennessee drawl and a florid turn of phrase named Benoit Blanc, played by Daniel Craig with infectious enjoyment. — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Knives Out': Film Review | TIFF 2019," 8 Sep. 2019 Like his quarterback, Kitchens, who played the positon at Alabama, doesn’t mince words with his southern drawl. — Washington Post, "Leading man: QB Baker Mayfield brings hope, hype to Browns," 4 Sep. 2019 Defensive line coach Brentson Buckner, who keeps delivering one-liners through his southern drawl. — Jon Becker, The Mercury News, "‘Hard Knocks’ awards: Gruden steals show again, for better or worse," 28 Aug. 2019

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