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drawl

noun [S]
 
 
/drɔːl/ US  /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 © Cambridge University Press)
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