drawl
verb
\ ˈdrȯl
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drawled;
drawling;
drawls
Definition of drawl
(Entry 1 of 2)
: to speak slowly with vowels greatly prolonged
: to utter in a slow lengthened tone
drawl
nounDefinition of drawl (Entry 2 of 2)
: a drawling manner of speaking
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Other Words from drawl
Verb
drawler
noun
drawlingly
\ ˈdrȯ-liŋ-lē
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adverb
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adverb
Noun
drawly
\ ˈdrȯ-lē
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adjective
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adjective
Examples of drawl in a Sentence
Verb
“Well, hello there,” she drawled. He drawled his name in a Southern accent.Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Her voice is often paired with someone rougher, lower, more likely to drawl out a rap in contrast to her rangy soprano. — Rubi Jones, Teen Vogue, "Bebe Rexha Says Fighting Her Anxiety Is an Everyday Battle," 17 June 2018 Speaking of Southern drawls, what’s your favorite Southern expression? — Jenna Bush Hager, Southern Living, "Dishing with Condoleezza Rice," 20 Mar. 2013 Speaking of Southern drawls, what’s your favorite Southern expression? — Jenna Bush Hager, Southern Living, "Dishing with Condoleezza Rice," 20 Mar. 2013 Speaking of Southern drawls, what’s your favorite Southern expression? — Jenna Bush Hager, Southern Living, "Dishing with Condoleezza Rice," 20 Mar. 2013 Short and spunky, with messy blonde hair, Marticek’s no-frills demeanor and Jersey accent stands out in a room full of Texas drawls. — Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, "For Sandy survivors, a desire to help Texans avoid their mistakes," 28 Oct. 2017 The past few years have brought folksy screeching, glacial silences, drawling speech, powdery bleakness and spiritual solemnity — Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, "A Tasting Menu of Yelps and Hums at the Resonant Bodies Festival," 1 Sep. 2017 Their first order of business: Liberating from state custody the gifted vault-breacher Joe Bang, played by a tattooed, drawling Daniel Craig, in what ends up as a memorable departure from his other career as superspy James Bond. — Mike Scott, NOLA.com, "'Logan Lucky' review: Is Steven Soderbergh laughing with Southerners or at us?," 16 Aug. 2017 Muslet was born in Palestine but aggressively inhaled the idiom and drawled speech of his teenage years in Florida. — Matt Wolfe, New Republic, "Why did Yousef Muslet face life in prison for an everyday gesture?," 2 Aug. 2017Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Defensive line coach Brentson Buckner, who keeps delivering one-liners through his southern drawl. — Jon Becker, The Mercury News, "‘Hard Knocks’ awards: Gruden steals show again, for better or worse," 28 Aug. 2019 Sam Elliott as Trusty Elliott will use his famous drawl to bring Trusty — the wise bloodhound with a lost sense of smell — to life in this new take on Lady and the Tramp. — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, "First Look: See the Canine Cast Starring in the Live-Action Lady and the Tramp Remake," 8 Aug. 2019 When the transplants all got talking, the drawls were as sticky as Carolina barbecue sauce. — Ann Killion, SFChronicle.com, "Madison Bumgarner has been the Giants’ sure thing. Until now," 22 July 2019 Montgomery’s thick Australian accent is on full display — a huge contrast from Billy’s surfer drawl. — Meagan Fredette, refinery29.com, "Stranger Things' Dacre Montgomery Has A Poetry Podcast You'll Want To Listen To," 15 July 2019 Joel Grey, on the other hand, adapts an ah-do-declare drawl as the Alabamian former attorney general Jeff Sessions, the put-upon Mr. Cellophane of this story, whose resignation letter becomes a drawn-from-life running gag. — James Poniewozik, New York Times, "Review: ‘The Investigation’ Makes the Mueller Report a Dark-Comic Indictment," 25 June 2019 Then Ansari dials down his loud and nasal drawl to sotto voce. — Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, "The Productive Ambivalence of Aziz Ansari in His Comeback Netflix Special," 13 July 2019 Chad had plenty of time to develop an impersonation of Swinney’s authentic Alabama drawl. — Ross Dellenger, SI.com, "Chandler Morris's Unconventional Recruitment Ends in Joining Dad at Arkansas," 14 June 2019 Biden said on Tuesday night, imitating the Southern drawl of the Mississippi senator. — Author: Matt Viser, Sean Sullivan, Anchorage Daily News, "Biden faces backlash over comments about ‘civility’ of his past work with racist senators," 20 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'drawl.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for drawl
drawl
verb
English Language Learners Definition of drawl
: to speak slowly with vowel sounds that are longer than usual
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drawl
verb
\ ˈdrȯl
\
\
drawled;
drawling
Kids Definition of drawl
(Entry 1 of 2)
: to speak slowly with vowel sounds that are longer than usual
drawl
nounKids Definition of drawl (Entry 2 of 2)
: a way of speaking with vowel sounds that are longer than usual
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