drawls

present tense third-person singular of drawl

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of drawls These are texts that hide their depth under a thick layer of flatulence jokes, loud guitars or Texas drawls. Arkansas Online, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drawls
Verb
  • That Tory commands such high wattage front row attendees speaks to how much her brand and fashion resonates with women.
    Blue Carreon, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • In Virginia, Democratic gubernatorial nominee Abigail Spanberger speaks Spanish in a radio ad about being a mother of three girls who attended public school.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Ben shouts out of his car window.
    Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Shannon shouts, her words drifting back to Jenn in the rear seat.
    Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Jones says Southwest has a plan to close the gap.
    Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • YouTube says the rollout will happen over the coming weeks and that support for more AI dubs in different languages will be added over time.
    Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • To use the Breathalyzer app by Outreach Smartphone Monitoring or by House Arrest App, the user utters a pass phrase and then blows into the Breathalyzer while the app captures and transmits a short video along with the user’s GPS location to a corrections officer.
    Robert S. Gable, IEEE Spectrum, 20 July 2017
Verb
  • To convey alterations in tone, volume and emotion, a variable typeface is deployed, showing louder voices in a larger font and whispers in smaller text as well as different display options for pitch, non-speech sounds and music.
    Gus Alexiou, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The 1815 whispers its elevated status instead of making your wrist scream for attention, and is all the better for it.
    Thor Svaboe, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Sounds of the deep, burbly bass-baritone exhaust dancing atop the engine’s upper intake sounds in the treble clef—utterly magnificent.
    Mark Ewing, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Music sounds bigger, dialogue sounds clearer, and yes, your TV actually feels more epic.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The podcast voices for the AI hosts are being customized and designed by the team.
    Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Naveen Andrews voices the titular character, with additional cast including Wrenn Schmidt and Sonya Cassidy, and Star Trek veterans Tim Russ and George Takei also featuring.
    Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In short, the new material can be thought of as a smart, rubbery material that tells you when it’s stressed out by literally changing color.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 14 Sep. 2025
  • The percentage tells the public how much of the fire perimeter is believed to not go beyond the control lines.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2025

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“Drawls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drawls. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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