drawl
noun [S] /drɔːl/
/drɑːl/ Definition
› a slow way of speaking in which the vowel sounds are made longer and words are not separated clearly: a southern/Texan/mid-Atlantic drawlWays of speakingWays of talking drawl verb [I or T] › [+ speech] "Hey, what's the rush? Slow down, baby!" he drawled.Ways of speakingWays of talking
(Definition of drawl noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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