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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Lopez describes her daughter as an energetic, talkative child who speaks both English and Spanish.—
Leondra Head,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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The small number speaks to the frustration of many over insurance claims, the impact of developers, environmental concerns and the general high cost of rebuilding.—
David Wilson,
Daily News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Hilliker shouts as her family applauds them.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
31 Dec. 2025
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Eilish shouts from the open window.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
10 Dec. 2025
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Persun says her community didn't push back against her shift into new content spaces, and in turn, her audience expanded.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
16 Jan. 2026
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The civil lawsuit says ICE and Border Patrol personnel have illegally stopped and detained people without probable cause or warrants.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
16 Jan. 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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Your 12th House of Healing whispers to your 3rd House of Conversing as the heady Sun squares vulnerable Chiron, showing where old patterns drain energy and where rest restores focus.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
12 Jan. 2026
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Then come whispers that her painting might be nominated for a grant that could launch her career.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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Block’s experience sounds extreme and readers of the book may wonder how this was allowed to happen to him.—
Olga Khazan,
The Atlantic,
14 Jan. 2026
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The narrator sounds lighthearted and free, almost as if the transformation was too easy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
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Community member voices opposition, but withdraws Caryl Auslander, a lobbyist who said she's known Zay for several years, offered another option for state sandwich.—
Katie Wiseman,
IndyStar,
8 Jan. 2026
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Putting more wind in the film’s sails, Domhnall Gleeson (The Paper), who voices the film, has officially come on as an exec producer.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
6 Jan. 2026
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Godfall tells the story of a small Nebraska town, which becomes the center of the world when a giant alien crash lands out of the sky beside it.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Jan. 2026
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The survivor tells her story of trauma and healing in this memoir.—
Michael Schaub,
Oc Register,
16 Jan. 2026
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“Drawls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drawls. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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