Thesaurus results for DRAWLING

drawling

verb

present participle of drawl

as in speaking

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 drawling Perhaps the script is unduly tilted by Ramos’ drawling, sincerely beguiling delivery. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 24 Oct. 2026 Daniel Craig stars as Benoit Blanc, a Southern-drawling Hercule Poirot-style private detective who helps a wealthy family uncover the truth behind the death of their beloved patriarch (Christopher Plummer). — Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Feb. 2026

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This allows users to continue speaking while the system handles more complex work in the background.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Nov. 2026
According to investigators, Fraser approached the teenager outside a thrift store and began speaking with her.

— Abby Dodge, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of speaking

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Ultimately, though, many workers want to be at a business that rewards people for actually doing the hard work—not just shouting the most about it.

— Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2026
In one video, Basabe appears to raise his voice at a man before turning around and shouting at a woman.

— Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of shouting

Verb

Cut to seven years later, when Scrooge is at his most Scrooge-like, uttering enough humbugs to satisfy those Dickens fans.

— Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 12 Nov. 2026
Mikva saw the same dynamic playing out with handguns, lamenting a shift, in his lifetime, from serious talk of prohibition to the modern politician’s terror of uttering a word against the deadly weapons.

— Dominic Erdozain, Time, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of uttering

Verb

On Tuesday night, Algomai received a text from his co-owner at Halal Bros 2 Go saying that a letter was being passed out at Southland Mall.

— Heath Kalb, CBS News, 13 Nov. 2026
Kushner also confirmed progress on the prisoner exchange, saying the negotiations had helped finalize arrangements for the return of thousands of people affected by the war.

— Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of saying

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The whispering voice at the edge of the room, Dracula’s breath at your ear.

— Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2026
In video footage obtained by TMZ, the influencer was seen whispering into the ear of the football star and father of three as well as putting her hand on his back.

— Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of whispering

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