drawl

drɔl

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of drawl - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

speech style

slow, distinctive way of speaking

His southern drawl was noticeable in his speech..

accent

intonation

twang

speech pattern

slow speech with prolonged vowel sounds

Her Southern drawl was charming to listen to.

twang

Verb

slow speech

intr.

speak slowly with prolonged vowel sounds

intr.

He tends to drawl his words when tired.

dull tone

tr.

Rare

utter words in a dull, spiritless tone

tr.

Rare

She drawled her response without enthusiasm.

mumble

mutter

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Origin of drawl

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Examples of drawl in a sentence

The actor's drawl added to his character.
His drawl made the lecture difficult to follow.
The actor's drawl added authenticity to his character.
She began to drawl when explaining the story.
The teacher noticed he would drawl during his speeches.
He drawled his words, making the lecture tedious.

The actor drawled his lines, adding humor to the scene.

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French:accent traînant, parler en traînant les mots, ...
German:gedehnte Sprechweise, langsam sprechen, ...
Italian:parlata lenta, parlare lentamente, ...
Spanish:habla lenta, arrastrar las palabras, ...
Portuguese:sotaque arrastado, falar arrastado, ...
Chinese:慢吞吞的口音, 慢说, ...
Japanese:ゆっくりとした話し方, 引き伸ばして話す, ...
Arabic:لكنَة ممدودة, مَطَّ كَلامَهُ, ...
Hebrew:דִּיבּוּר נִגְרָר, לִגְרוֹר אֶת הַמִּלִּים, ...
Russian:медленный говор, растягивать, ...
Ukrainian:повільна мова, розтягувати, ...
Hindi:खींचकर बोलने का ढंग, धीरे-धीरे बोलना, ...
Bengali:টানা উচ্চারণ, ধীরে বলা, ...
Catalan:parla arrossegada, parlar amb un to arrossegat, ...
Czech:protahovaný přízvuk, protahovat, ...
Danish:dræven, trække på ordene, ...
Dutch:langzame manier van spreken, rekken, ...
Greek:συρτή προφορά, μιλάω αργά, ...
Hungarian:elnyújtott beszéd, elnyújtva beszélni, ...
Khmer:សំឡេងនិយាយអូសបន្លាយ, និយាយអូសសំឡេង, ...
Korean:느린 말투, 늘여서 말하다, ...
Persian:لحن کشیده, کش می‌داد, ...
Polish:przeciągły akcent, przeciągać, ...
Portuguese (BR):sotaque arrastado, falar arrastado, ...
Romanian:accent lent, a vorbi rar, ...
Swedish:långsam talstil, dra ut på orden, ...
Thai:เสียงลาก, พูดช้าๆ, ...
Turkish:ağır konuşma, yavaşça konuşmak, ...
Vietnamese:giọng kéo dài, nói kéo dài, ...

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