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
His drawling, winking charm is front and center, and his attraction to our heroine feels both genuine and even quite protective, but his violent streak is so blasé as to be unnerving.
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Guy Lodge,
Variety,
7 June 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).
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Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Feb. 2026
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
7 June 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).
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Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drawling
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Mamdani appeared to double down Tuesday, while speaking to reporters about the forthcoming heat wave.
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So, Galetto was delighted to learn that the first American pope would be speaking live and receiving an award less than two miles from his church, on the eve of the nation’s 250th birthday.
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But just to their left stood a horde of pro-transgender activists, some wearing costumes and others partially unclothed, shouting curse words.
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An original call for service indicated that suspects pulled up to a CBS media vehicle and began shouting racial obscenities at a CBS cameraman who is Black, a law enforcement source said.
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On the stand, Popov denied uttering any slurs.
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In contrast to crimes such as murder or arson, which can be committed without uttering – or writing – a single word, threats are inherently crimes of language.
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Alicent mistakenly believed Viserys was talking about their son Aegon II, saying Aegon II should be on the throne after Viserys dies, which lead to the Dance of the Dragons civil war.
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In days past, saying that communism was a mistake would have earned the artist a one-way ticket to Siberia.
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Hears the doctors whispering in the corner of the room about his decline.
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The stairs bear witness to feet, flitting up and down, a whispering flood of life that has carried us forth to this day.
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But consumer advocate Patricia Kelmar is sounding the alarm over how the cards actually work.
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Rafting and kayaking outfitters along the Colorado and Arkansas rivers are already sounding the alarm on water availability, which will likely hit river tourism hard later this summer — on track to mirror the ski industry’s decline from last winter.
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