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 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. — 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). — Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Feb. 2026

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Their speaking engagements and social media campaigns have sustained public attention even as international media coverage has faded.

— Rina Amiri, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2026
That was evident in speaking with Indian exhibitors across the trade show.

— Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of speaking

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Following his speech, council members struggled to restore order as some of Lang's supporters began shouting, and one was escorted out by police.

— DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Miners, mostly young men and women covered in mud, could be seen pulling out a body from the pit while dozens of other miners and workers were scattered around the expansive site, some shouting for help.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of shouting

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The other was a tearing beauty, a creature so lovely that one look at her sent young men’s blood pressure skyward and set them to uttering wild, hoarse cries and tearing telephone directories apart with the bare hands.

— John Madson, Outdoor Life, 1 July 2026
All season, Shamea and Porsha have circled each other, barely uttering a direct word, but the tensions seep to the rest of the group, trickling into every interaction.

— Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 29 June 2026

Definition of uttering

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The justice ministry rejected the criticism, saying the proceedings complied with Syrian law and included the participation of victims and their representatives.

— Paula Hancocks, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
Some have dubbed the cover itself as racist, while others are saying Blanco’s non-Latin background as the problem.

— Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of saying

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There was Katlin’s daughter, who had stolen my microphone and was now whispering something into it.

— Ethan Brooks, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
Shein filed confidentially with the SEC in November 2023, with bankers whispering valuations as high as $90 billion, and profits that the Financial Times reported had doubled past $2 billion.

— Drew Bernstein, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Definition of whispering

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Parents, educators and child development experts have been sounding alarms over children's use of AI chatbots, which have been blamed for facilitating cheating on schoolwork and even suicide.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
This is also where via negativa earns its keep as more than a charmingly Italian-sounding phrase.

— Nell Derick Debevoise Dewey, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

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