drawl

D0383700 (drôl)v. drawled, drawl·ing, drawls v.intr. To speak with lengthened or drawn-out vowels.v.tr. To utter with lengthened or drawn-out vowels: "We-e-ell," the clerk drawled.n. The speech or manner of speaking of one who drawls: a Southern drawl.

[Probably from Low German drauelen, to loiter, delay.]

drawl′er n.

drawl

(drɔːl) vbto speak or utter (words) slowly, esp prolonging the vowel soundsnthe way of speech of someone who drawls[C16: probably frequentative of draw] ˈdrawler n ˈdrawling adj ˈdrawly adj

drawl

(drɔl)

v.t., v.i. 1. to say or speak in a slow manner, usu. prolonging the vowels. n. 2. an act or utterance of a person who drawls. [1590–1600; < Dutch or Low German dralen to linger] drawl′er, n. drawl′ing•ly, adv. drawl′y, adj.

drawl

Past participle: drawled
Gerund: drawling

Imperative
drawl
drawl

Present
I drawl
you drawl
he/she/it drawls
we drawl
you drawl
they drawl

Preterite
I drawled
you drawled
he/she/it drawled
we drawled
you drawled
they drawled

Present Continuous
I am drawling
you are drawling
he/she/it is drawling
we are drawling
you are drawling
they are drawling

Present Perfect
I have drawled
you have drawled
he/she/it has drawled
we have drawled
you have drawled
they have drawled

Past Continuous
I was drawling
you were drawling
he/she/it was drawling
we were drawling
you were drawling
they were drawling

Past Perfect
I had drawled
you had drawled
he/she/it had drawled
we had drawled
you had drawled
they had drawled

Future
I will drawl
you will drawl
he/she/it will drawl
we will drawl
you will drawl
they will drawl

Future Perfect
I will have drawled
you will have drawled
he/she/it will have drawled
we will have drawled
you will have drawled
they will have drawled

Future Continuous
I will be drawling
you will be drawling
he/she/it will be drawling
we will be drawling
you will be drawling
they will be drawling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been drawling
you have been drawling
he/she/it has been drawling
we have been drawling
you have been drawling
they have been drawling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been drawling
you will have been drawling
he/she/it will have been drawling
we will have been drawling
you will have been drawling
they will have been drawling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been drawling
you had been drawling
he/she/it had been drawling
we had been drawling
you had been drawling
they had been drawling

Conditional
I would drawl
you would drawl
he/she/it would drawl
we would drawl
you would drawl
they would drawl

Past Conditional
I would have drawled
you would have drawled
he/she/it would have drawled
we would have drawled
you would have drawled
they would have drawled

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	drawl - a slow speech pattern with prolonged vowelsaccent, speech pattern - distinctive manner of oral expression; "he couldn't suppress his contemptuous accent"; "she had a very clear speech pattern"
Verb	1.	drawl - lengthen and slow down or draw out; "drawl one's vowels"enounce, enunciate, pronounce, sound out, articulate, say - speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way; "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?"

drawl

verb draw out, extend, prolong, lengthen, drag out, protract, say or speak slowly She grinned and drawled her words.

Translations

慢吞吞地说拖长腔调慢吞吞地说话的方式

drawl

(droːl) verb to speak or say in a slow, lazy manner. He drawled his words in an irritating manner.慢吞吞地说 noun a slow, lazy manner of speaking. She spoke in a drawl.拖长腔调慢吞吞地说话的方式

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Synonyms for drawl

verb draw out

Synonyms

Words related to drawl

noun a slow speech pattern with prolonged vowels

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verb lengthen and slow down or draw out

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