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
No one lolls or drawls in this Streetcar; there’s no Vaseline on the lens.
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2025
In truth, there is no single Southern accent, but rather a regionwide buffet of twangs and drawls.
—Rick Rojas, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
This might be what the song is supposed to be, but it’s crushed under the weight of the drawling vocals, plodding production, and an unnecessary final key change.
—Kristen S. Hé, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
No one lolls or drawls in this Streetcar; there’s no Vaseline on the lens.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for drawl
Sara Holdren, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2025
In truth, there is no single Southern accent, but rather a regionwide buffet of twangs and drawls.
—Rick Rojas, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
This might be what the song is supposed to be, but it’s crushed under the weight of the drawling vocals, plodding production, and an unnecessary final key change.
—Kristen S. Hé, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
No one lolls or drawls in this Streetcar; there’s no Vaseline on the lens.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drawl
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Religious leaders from various faiths attend and speak at the event each year, the Imam said.—
Nour Rahal,
Freep.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Sweeney's Penny Jo speaks with a stutter, asking if the artifact is really worth half a million dollars.—
Audrey Gibbs,
The Tennessean,
14 Aug. 2025
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Wei, who had received Naval counterintelligence and insider threat training just days earlier, strongly suspected that his new social media acquaintance was a Chinese spy, prosecutors said.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Aug. 2025
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Last year, acting and literary arts programs paused receiving new applications, Elmendorf said.—
Racquel Bazos,
Baltimore Sun,
13 Aug. 2025
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All that talk about hunger, coupled with Chicago scoring touchdowns on four of its first five possessions, led usually mute linebacker Matt Milano to utter his first words of the series.—
Tim Graham,
New York Times,
20 Aug. 2025
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The season 2 finale centered around a tornado destroying the store, when Brett utters his only line of dialogue in the series as the storm approaches.—
Carson Blackwelder,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Other Buffy stars returned to voice their popular characters, including James Marsters as Spike, Emma Caulfield Ford as Anya, Juliet Landau as Drusilla and Amber Benson as Tara.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Jeanne Raya, a former Democratic member of the commission, voiced concern about transparency.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Aug. 2025
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Also shout out to my colleague and friend Nicole Hester who took phenomenal photos of the show.—
Bryan West,
The Tennessean,
22 Aug. 2025
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As the second half began, he was seen shouting instructions down toward the field, presumably to assistant coaches, who seemed to be within earshot.—
Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
21 Aug. 2025
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The relationship appears now irreparable, sounding the alarm on the most wide-awake RB sleeper in years.—
John Laghezza,
New York Times,
22 Aug. 2025
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As niche as that plot may sound, its story is rooted in Korean tradition, where many shamans in Korea, who tend to be women, perform various rituals to chase demons away from a household or home.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Aug. 2025
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The warm handshake before your phone whispers your every movement to Big Tech behind your back.—
Kim Komando The Kim Komando Show,
FOXNews.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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Ahead of the cocktail party, everyone spends their time whispering to each other about which two women to vote out.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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The dairy stated it had not been informed of any investigation by the Florida health department before the announcement linking it to 21 illnesses in Northeast and Central Florida.—
Mark Harper,
USA Today,
19 Aug. 2025
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Trump has publicly stated that Ukraine may need to accept certain Russian conditions for peace, including ceding Crimea and foregoing NATO membership.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Drawl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drawl. Accessed 26 Aug. 2025.
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