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
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
Alex Ritman, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drawling
Verb
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In this magical realist gay bedroom odyssey, Matias reminisces about his past encounters and considers his future, while speaking to a fictional figure from Brazilian literature.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
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Last month, conservative activist Charlie Kirk was killed, shot while speaking at Utah Valley University.—
Time,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Then, a man stood up and started shouting at Harris.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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His clips are pretty rudimentary tributes to guys like Thomas Sankara, the former Prime Minister of Burkina Faso, shouting them out with highlight reels and songs by 100 gecs and Jersey club collective TwerkNation28.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Bowman has been charged with fiduciary embezzlement and unwarranted privilege for her misuse of bail funds, and forgery and uttering for creating and submitting a false recognizance form.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
21 Oct. 2025
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Russell, for her part, can match Sewell’s intensity without uttering a word, as in a scene where Kate silently unpins her hair while Hal spirals out over Grace’s VP offer.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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There is certainly one moral argument for taking games overseas, for saying that fans who follow their team from all corners of the world deserve to have their game and their heroes brought to them.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Here’s what else analysts are saying before Tesla’s latest earnings report.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Is the muse whispering in your ear?—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
19 Oct. 2025
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Clark revealed this summer what she and Swift were seen whispering about in a suite during the Chiefs’ playoff game against the Houston Texans back in January.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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There's a Shimano shifter to the right and useful illuminated buttons to the left for adjusting PAS, sounding the horn, engaging turn signaling, and activating walk-assist.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
22 Oct. 2025
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Sewell is not the first child to suffer from a relationship with an AI chatbot, and mental health and tech experts are sounding the alarm.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Drawling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drawling. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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