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drawl

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drawl  (drôl)
v. drawled, drawl·ing, drawls
v.intr.
To speak with lengthened or drawn-out vowels.
v.tr.
To utter with lengthened or drawn-out vowels: "We-e-ell," the clerk drawled.
n.
The speech or manner of speaking of one who drawls: a Southern drawl.

[Probably from Low German drauelen, to loiter, delay.]

drawler n.

drawl
Verb
to speak slowly with long vowel sounds
Noun
the way of speech of someone who drawls [probably frequentative of draw]
drawling adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.drawl - a slow speech pattern with prolonged vowels
accent, speech pattern - distinctive manner of oral expression; "he couldn't suppress his contemptuous accent"; "she had a very clear speech pattern"
Verb1.drawl - lengthen and slow down or draw out; "drawl one's vowels"
enounce, enunciate, pronounce, sound out, articulate, say - speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way; "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?"

drawl
verb speak or say slowly,
Translations
drawl [drɔːl] nhabla lenta y cansina

drawl [drɔːl] naccent traînant

drawl [drɔːl] nschleppende Sprechweise f

drawl [drɔːl] npronuncia strascicata

drawl
v drawl [droːl]
to speak or say in a slow, lazy manner He drawled his words in an irritating manner. teem يَتَباطَأ في كلامِهِ، يَتَشَدَّقُ говоря провлачено mluvit unyle dræve dehnen σέρνω τα λόγια μου hablar arrastrando las palabras venitama با لحن کشدار حرف زدن venyttää voix traînante parler d'une לְדַבֵּר לְאָט गुनगुनाते हुए धीरे बोलना otezati u govoru, lijeno govoriti vontatottan beszél berbicara lambat draga seiminn, vera dragmáll strascicare ゆっくり話す 모음을 길게 늘여 발음하다; (귀찮은 듯) 천천히 말하다 kalbėti tęsiant žodžius, lėtai stiept vārdus (runājot) bercakap malas-malasan lijzig praten snakke langsomt mówić przeciągając arrastar a tărăgăna растягивать слова (afektovane) naťahovať slabiky vleči besede otezati tala släpigt พูดเนิบ ๆ ağzını yaya yaya konuşmak 慢吞吞地說 розтягувати слова; повільно говорити الفاظ کو کھینچ کھینچ کر بولنا nói lè nhè
n
a slow, lazy manner of speaking She spoke in a drawl. temerige stem تَشَدُّق، تَباطُؤ провлечено говорене unylý hlas dræven gedehnte Sprechweise μακρόσυρτη, βαρετή ομιλία voz cansina venitatud rääkimisviis سخن آهسته و کشیده venyttelevä puhetapa voix traînante דִּבּוּר אִיטִי गुनगुनाते हुए बोल dosadno, lijeno govoriti vontatott beszéd cara bicara terseret það að draga seiminn pronuncia lenta/strascicata ゆっくりした話しぶり 느린 말투 lėta, ištęsta kalba vārdu stiepšana (runājot) malas lijzige manier van praten slepende tale przeciągły sposób mówienia fala arrastada voce tărăgănată протяжное произношение naťahovanie slabík, pomalá reč počasno govorjenje otezanje släpigt tal การพูดเนิบ ๆ ağzını yaya yaya konuşma 慢吞吞地說話的樣子,拿腔拿調 протяжна вимова; повільність у мові کھینچ کر بات کرنے کا انداز lối nói lè nhè


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It was Nutty speaking now, and it was impossible for Bill not to hear what he said, for Nutty had abandoned his customary drawl in favour of a high, excited tone.
The voices went on--Tonie's slow, Acadian drawl, Robert's quick, soft, smooth French.
she returned, almost with the full privilege of childish inconsequence, resentfully, though with a long sweetness in her little drawl of the negative.
 
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