Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To speak with lengthened or drawn-out vowels.
- intransitive verb To utter with lengthened or drawn-out vowels.
- noun The speech or manner of speaking of one who drawls.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of drawling; a slow, unanimated utterance.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A lengthened, slow monotonous utterance.
- transitive verb To utter in a slow, lengthened tone.
- intransitive verb To speak with slow and lingering utterance, from laziness, lack of spirit, affectation, etc.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To
drag on slowly and heavily;while ordawdle away time indolently. - verb transitive To
utter or pronounce in a dull, spiritless tone, as if by dragging out the utterance. - verb intransitive To
move slowly and heavily; move in a dull, slow, lazy mannner. - verb intransitive To
speak with a slow, spiritless utterance, fromaffectation , laziness, or lack of interest. - verb intransitive To speak with a drawl.
- noun a way of speaking slowly while lengthening vowel sounds and running words together. Characteristic of some southern US accents, as well as Scots.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb lengthen and slow down or draw out
- noun a slow speech pattern with prolonged vowels
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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Altho I must say this drawl is the gift that keeps on giving to Senator Obama condsidering the state of the economy and the billions every month being spent on this war not to mention the * 9 billion missing over there no one can account for* and the millions of tax payers dollars being bribed out to keep the different factions from killing each other!!!!
McCain says Obama's Iraq trip would convince him of success 2008
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His monotone drawl is the perfect fit for these songs; both words and guitar leads trickle out slowly and casually.
Really quick spins: Garage rock edition with John Wesley Coleman, Limes, Spider Bags, Last Year's Men and the Parting Gifts David Malitz 2010
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I don't know if it's his pumped up Suthin 'drawl (from being in SC), or if it's his repeated lookaways to his notes, or how the notes read ... but I thought this video segment with Chris Cooper was kind of funny (and informative).
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A southern drawl is not an "alien tongue," nor is a northerner's twang to a southerner.
“I am only a wild girl, and I am afraid of the world....” 2008
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I don't know if it's his pumped up Suthin 'drawl (from being in SC), or if it's his repeated lookaways to his notes, or how the notes read ... but I thought this video segment with Chris Cooper was kind of funny (and informative).
Archive 2008-01-01 2008
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Now, when interviewed, I play Miss America and slowly repeat the question [a Southern drawl is always good], giving me time to think.
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But that it’s best said in a drawl is why it’s charming.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Which State Statute Contains the Word “Ya’ll” (Meaning “Y’all”)? 2010
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:) 4: 35 PM jenny said ... we've seen both coasts and the midwest together, and i just can't get enough of you, jess, especially when you've had a few drinks and let your drawl slip out (hi kinny). and no, brandon - drawl is not a euphemism ... so great to see you again!
TequilaCon 2007 - A Picture Story Jessica 2007
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Her drawl was a blend of allure and anathema depending on how long you'd been with her.
Dawdling 2010
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Grant is supposed to be sporting a lower-class Cockney drawl, which is bad enough, but he constantly forgets and falls into his standard Cary Grant persona it's to his credit that he's such a natural that the shift is often barely even noticeable.
Archive 2008-01-01 Ed Howard 2008
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