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.
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Arkansas Online, 14 Aug. 2025
Arkansas Online, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drawls
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Galloway, who co-hosts the Pivot podcast with veteran tech journalist Kara Swisher and routinely speaks with top Silicon Valley executives, decided to zero in on those Big Tech leaders who are often seen hobnobbing at the White House and Mar a Lago.—
Kristin Stoller,
Fortune,
28 Feb. 2026
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The diving and amateur sports community remained in shock today following revelations that Olympic diver Greg Louganis, who speaks freely of his contractingAIDS in a 20/20 interview with Barbara Walters.—
Richard Lederer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Feb. 2026
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Mars in your expressive 5th house shouts to reactive Uranus in your 8th House of Inheritances.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Feb. 2026
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The album’s Bandcamp blurb shouts out Ghédalia Tarzatès, the late French composer who collaged his wails and lamentations in the endangered Ladino language to evoke pangs of existential angst.—
H.D. Angel,
Pitchfork,
6 Feb. 2026
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The producers—and hair and costume designers—also spent hours studying Carolyn's look for the park fight scene, Simpson says.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
27 Feb. 2026
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China says that these groups help people with everyday tasks like applying for drivers’ licences.—
Rebecca Wright,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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The phrase also sometimes is used as a battle cry and has been employed by those with a nefarious agenda to instill fear of anyone who utters it and to raise concerns about Islam itself, according to Muslim scholars and civil rights advocates.—
Michelle Krupa,
CNN Money,
11 Jan. 2026
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Falduto utters the words as his character Billy to Dewey, playing the opinionated student who becomes the stylist for the band.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Dec. 2025
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Kristin Scott Thomas, star of Slow Horses, whispers that the production of The Cherry Orchard she and I chatted about last year, will now head into the West End in October.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
22 Feb. 2026
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What quiet message whispers through you?—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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As the album play-through demonstrated, and Gurewitz also noted, Ness’s voice sounds better than ever.—
Peter Larsen,
Daily News,
26 Feb. 2026
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Per the Tourette Association of America, the condition is characterized by sudden, involuntary movements and/or sounds called tics.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Greta Lee voices Lilypad, the tablet at the center of the toys-vs-tech conflict.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
23 Feb. 2026
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Conan O’Brien voices Smarty Pants, and Tony Hale returns as Forky.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
23 Feb. 2026
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Lots of the amenities, though (like the custom newspaper that tells you what to do in the area), are designed for self-sufficient guests.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Feb. 2026
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The real estate industry tells a similar, if less pronounced, story.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Drawls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drawls. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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