Drawl
[drɔːl] or [drɔl]
Definition
(noun.) a slow speech pattern with prolonged vowels.
(verb.) lengthen and slow down or draw out; 'drawl one's vowels'.
Editor: Shelton--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t.) To utter in a slow, lengthened tone.
(v. i.) To speak with slow and lingering utterance, from laziness, lack of spirit, affectation, etc.
(n.) A lengthened, slow monotonous utterance.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Drag, lag, drone
ANT:Gabble, rattle, prattle
Checker: Ramona
Definition
v.i. (obs.) to dawdle: to speak in a slow lengthened tone.—v.t. to utter (words) in a slow and sleepy manner.—n. a slow lengthened utterance.—n. Drawl′er.—adv. Drawl′ingly.—n. Drawl′ingness.
Editor: Miles
Examples
- Ye-e-es,' replied Bella, with a drawl of indifference. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Just one hint to you, Lestrade, drawled Holmes before his rival vanished; I will tell you the true solution of the matter. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- With a most supercilious kind of glance, Hum, drawled out Murray, you've not the slightest chance. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Captain Billings, he drawled finally, if you will pardon my candor, I might remark that you are something of an ass. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- I never heard anything half so severe as _la belle Harriette_, drawled out the duke. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Yaas, to be sure I do, drawled Lord Ingram; and the poor old stick used to cry out 'Oh you villains childs! Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
Editor: Maggie