as in to speak
to speak slowly with vowel sounds that are longer than usual
He drawled his name in a Southern accent.
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Recent Examples of drawl
But Johnson would love to keep going with the murder-solving escapades of his drawling detective Benoit Blanc, played by Daniel Craig.
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Alex Ritman, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
The Oscar winner didn’t need much to get back into The Dude’s headspace, though, immediately launching into a drawling address to the world at Kimmel’s request.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 8 Oct. 2025
Introduced in 2019's Knives Out, Blanc's syrupy Southern drawl and idiosyncratic approach to solving a mysterious New England death charmed audiences worldwide and launched a modern whodunnit franchise.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 8 Sep. 2025
These are texts that hide their depth under a thick layer of flatulence jokes, loud guitars or Texas drawls.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Aug. 2025
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Alex Ritman, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
The Oscar winner didn’t need much to get back into The Dude’s headspace, though, immediately launching into a drawling address to the world at Kimmel’s request.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 8 Oct. 2025
Introduced in 2019's Knives Out, Blanc's syrupy Southern drawl and idiosyncratic approach to solving a mysterious New England death charmed audiences worldwide and launched a modern whodunnit franchise.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 8 Sep. 2025
These are texts that hide their depth under a thick layer of flatulence jokes, loud guitars or Texas drawls.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drawl
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Teams of attorneys for the defendants were each given 15 minutes to speak Wednesday.—
Emerson Clarridge
Updated March 13,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Mar. 2026
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If emotions surge, pause to write thoughts before speaking, then return with a softer tone so both sides feel heard and respected.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
14 Mar. 2026
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As with most award shows, part of the fun is scrolling social media to see what other viewers are saying, checking out the memes being made and enjoying the highlights from the night.—
Carolyn Burt,
Oc Register,
16 Mar. 2026
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In a recent interview with Time, Foundation co-founder Mike LeBlanc said the company deployed two Phantom Mk-I humanoid robots to Ukraine in February.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Mar. 2026
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Today, Anthropic is so big, so powerful, that every word uttered by its CEO is a potential news story.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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During the international ceremony, the BBC broadcast an outburst from a Tourette’s campaigner that included a racial slur, which was uttered while the actors were on stage.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
1 Mar. 2026
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Both Bahrain and the UAE have reportedly expressed concern about the UK response; Cyprus voiced its disappointment publicly.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
15 Mar. 2026
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During public comment on Tuesday, dozens of residents voiced their concerns and the strain data centers would place on resources such as electricity and water.—
Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
15 Mar. 2026
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The videos show residents walking and at times running through the streets of Morón, in the province of Ciego de Avila, shouting anti-government slogans in the middle of a blackout late night Friday and early morning Saturday, lit up by the occasional portable lamp or the light on their phones.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
14 Mar. 2026
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The actor will shout out a number and then — in an impressive display of audience amplification by sound designer Tom Gibbons — a reply emanates back from somewhere in the theater.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Mar. 2026
Verb
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My love for the game, my love just to compete, game’s never over until that last buzzer sounds.—
Nate Sanchez,
Dallas Morning News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Younger women are fueling a rise in one type of cardiovascular disease and doctors are sounding the alarm.—
Erika Edwards,
NBC news,
16 Mar. 2026
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The video showed Styles whispering something into Jordan’s ear.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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In every part of the world, someone is whispering in the ear of someone else that justice is near and that the fight is upon them.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Mar. 2026
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Prosecutors have also introduced letters from the State Department, the Defense Department, the Drug Enforcement Administration and the FBI stating that searches found no record that the defendants had ever been employed by those federal agencies.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
17 Mar. 2026
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The Los Angeles Times reported that USC’s original methodology stated fundraising would be based on semiannual Secretary of State filings, but USC later clarified that late contribution reports were also included.—
Matt Klink,
Oc Register,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Drawl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drawl. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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