Associations to the word «Drawling»
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
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.