drawls

present tense third-person singular of drawl

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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
  • In public, Mark Kerr speaks amiably about his trainer turned rival and even takes him along for a rowdy impromptu meet-and-greet, but the lack of friction comes off less as a sign of his unflappability than of Safdie’s indifference to probing a friendship beyond buddy-comedy depth.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Below, Tridente speaks to Variety about what’s new at MIA this year.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 30 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
  • History says that negotiating process ahead isn't likely to be easy.
    Susan Page, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
  • However, this year, the full moon will be in early October, EarthSky says.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The first words Mariah Carey utters on her 16th studio album are quintessential diva.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • Everyone rejoices as the earl raises the Stewart flag, but then whispers in superstitious fear when the finial falls off the top of the flagpole.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 26 Sep. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • The new dating term 'Shrekking' sounds innocent.
    Charles Trepany, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • This third track on the album is the first one that actually sounds as completely sunny as some of the lyrics are.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • For Fuad, that generosity transformed the project from an act of documentation into one of cultural stewardship, where he was tasked with carrying Shihuh voices forward.
    Essie Assibu, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Here, Palamides voices Esther, Katherine's youngest child, Ben's sister, and Nathan's niece.
    Allison DeGrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • As Tom tells Robbie to put his gun down, the screen goes black.
    Grace Byron, Vulture, 6 Oct. 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, 5 Oct. 2025

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“Drawls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drawls. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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