Associations to the word «Drawl»
Noun
Adjective
Wiktionary
DRAWL, verb. (transitive) To drag on slowly and heavily; while or dawdle away time indolently.
DRAWL, verb. (transitive) To utter or pronounce in a dull, spiritless tone, as if by dragging out the utterance.
DRAWL, verb. (intransitive) To move slowly and heavily; move in a dull, slow, lazy mannner.
DRAWL, verb. (intransitive) To speak with a slow, spiritless utterance, from affectation, laziness, or lack of interest.
DRAWL, noun. A way of speaking slowly while lengthening vowel sounds and running words together. Characteristic of some southern US accents, as well as Scots.
Dictionary definition
DRAWL, noun. A slow speech pattern with prolonged vowels.
DRAWL, verb. Lengthen and slow down or draw out; "drawl one's vowels".
Wise words
Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues,
and can moderate their desires more than their words.