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drawls

verb

present tense third-person singular of drawl

as in speaks

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 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

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No Israeli political leader, even in the opposition, speaks anymore about ending Israeli occupation of Gaza and the West Bank.

— Dalia Dassa Kaye, Foreign Affairs, 27 Oct. 2026
Gow and Banbury are now pals, and Wishart speaks to them frequently, with the pair appearing on Q&A panels around the country to support the movie.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of speaks

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Cleveland Clinic says some early research is encouraging, but black garlic isn’t medicine and shouldn’t replace any treatment your doctor recommends.

— Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2026
OpenAI says Pando has reduced median Git push latency by nearly 80 percent.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of says

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Rao wrote and co-produced the comedy, and nobody in it utters a line.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Oct. 2026
Over the course of Decay, Godflesh‘s 10th and supposedly penultimate album, frontman Justin Broadrick utters less than 150 words total in just 42 minutes.

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of utters

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The two of them dance mostly side by side for a time, until the ghost, Pan, whispers something in Astaire's ear.

— David Hajdu, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 2026
Rooms The 149 guestrooms and 37 suites come alive in interiors inspired by ocean waves and the dusky skies of the Hollywood Hills, so the palette is moody, the finishes are polished, but nothing whispers.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of whispers

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Bridgers voices Astrid’s sister, while Eilish lends her vocals to Astrid’s close friend.

— Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 30 Oct. 2026
The same musical inflection that voices humiliation in Waller’s song becomes an expression of delighted discovery in the Gershwins’.

— Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026

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