speak with a drawl
1drawl — 1. noun /dɹɔːl,dɹɔl,dɹɑl,dʒɹɑːw/ a way of speaking slowly while lengthening vowel sounds and running words together. Characteristic of some , as well as . 2. verb /dɹɔːl,dɹɔl,dɹɑl,dʒɹɑːw/ to speak with a drawl …
2Drawl — Drawl, v. i. To speak with slow and lingering utterance, from laziness, lack of spirit, affectation, etc. [1913 Webster] Theologians and moralists . . . talk mostly in a drawling and dreaming way about it. Landor. [1913 Webster] …
3speak — Synonyms and related words: accost, acquaint, act for, address, admonish, advert to, advertise, advertise of, advise, affect, affirm, allege, allude to, announce, annunciate, apostrophize, appeal to, apprise, approach, argue, articulate, as it… …
4drawl — drawl1 [ drɔl ] noun singular a slow way of speaking, with long vowel sounds: a southern drawl drawl drawl 2 [ drɔl ] verb intransitive or transitive to speak in a drawl …
5drawl — I UK [drɔːl] / US [drɔl] noun [singular] a slow way of speaking, with long vowel sounds a southern drawl II UK [drɔːl] / US [drɔl] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms drawl : present tense I/you/we/they drawl he/she/it drawls present… …
6drawl — [[t]drɔ͟ːl[/t]] drawls, drawling, drawled VERB If someone drawls, they speak slowly and not very clearly, with long vowel sounds. [V with quote] I guess you guys don t mind if I smoke? he drawled... He has a deep voice and he drawls slightly. N… …
7drawl — /drɔl / (say drawl) verb (i) 1. to speak with slow, lingering utterance. –verb (t) 2. to say or utter with slow, lingering utterance: he drawled his reply. –noun 3. the act or utterance of someone who drawls. {apparently a frequentative form… …
8drawl — v. & n. v. 1 intr. speak with drawn out vowel sounds. 2 tr. utter in this way. n. a drawling utterance or way of speaking. Derivatives: drawler n. Etymology: 16th c.: prob. orig. cant, f. LG, Du. dralen delay, linger …
9drawl — [dro:l US dro:l] v [I and T] [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Probably from DRAW1] to speak slowly, with vowel sounds that are longer than usual ▪ Can t do that, he drawled languidly. >drawl n [singular] ▪ What you got there? he asked in a slow Texan …
10drawl — ► VERB ▪ speak in a slow, lazy way with prolonged vowel sounds. ► NOUN ▪ a drawling accent. ORIGIN from Low German or Dutch dralen delay, linger …
