a slow speech pattern with prolonged vowels
drawl
How to use drawl in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for drawl.
Editorial note
Add a drawl and "hour" sounds a lot like "whore".
Quick take
a slow speech pattern with prolonged vowels
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of drawl gathered in one view.
lengthen and slow down or draw out; "drawl one's vowels"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for drawl.
noun
a slow speech pattern with prolonged vowels
verb
lengthen and slow down or draw out; "drawl one's vowels"
Example sentences
Add a drawl and "hour" sounds a lot like "whore".
I'm from a warmer climate and people tell me I have a slow drawl.
But then after living in the Northeast for a while, the KC accent seemed to have a very distinct Southern drawl.
My intuition would say the former is spoken faster and the latter with more of a drawl, leading awn to sound like lawn.
Make sure you only do it with the support of your doctor though, the with drawl from Paxil can be enough to put you back into a depression.
He phrases his suggestions as questions and the thicker he lays on the drawl the more likely it is that his opinion will turn out to be good advice.
Has the OP considered that the perceived lack of intelligence of George W. Bush may be based on the outcome of the decisions made by his administration, rather than his southern drawl or verbal miscues?
I can't stand videos for this very reason: my time is limited, and listening to someone drawl on without being able to search or scan is maddening.
Am I the only one that is getting tired of this never ending sexist drawl of one-sided political articles pretending to be tech articles?
I've had people tell me how my writing and speaking style changes... and traced it back to the fact that I'd been re-watching Firefly recently and was unconsciously affecting a drawl./shrug Hope that helps.
Then he picks up one of the glossy apples and, with a flourish, scrapes his fingernail into the wax: T-O-M.>“We can’t sell that now,” the manager protests.>To which Burford replies, in his soft Piedmont drawl: “That’s my point.”You're kidding, right?
I've always been curious, regarding "speaking with a Southern drawl, with a stuffed-up nose from a bad cold" ... are there non-native English speakers here who have had particular difficulty using speech-to-text because of an accent?
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use drawl in a sentence?
Add a drawl and "hour" sounds a lot like "whore".
What does drawl mean?
a slow speech pattern with prolonged vowels
What part of speech is drawl?
drawl is commonly used as noun, verb.