as in to speak
to speak slowly with vowel sounds that are longer than usual
He drawled his name in a Southern accent.
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Recent Examples of drawl
The Hall of Fame coach whose folksy drawl belied a fiery on-court demeanor that put Maryland on the college basketball map and enabled him to rebuild several struggling programs.
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Ryan Hogg, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2024
Their long hair, blues riffs, and Southern drawls have drawn consistent comparisons to Blackberry Smoke, but the band has a broader base in mind.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2024
Winding guitar and saloon-tinged piano further fuel the song’s barroom vibe, while Langley and Green’s country drawls, confidence and humor make for an ace pairing.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 24 June 2024
The unofficial grand dame of Americana returns after a 2020 stroke that took the guitar from her hands but left her vocals as sassy, vulnerable and distinctively drawled as ever.
—Greg Carannante, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2024
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Ryan Hogg, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2024
Their long hair, blues riffs, and Southern drawls have drawn consistent comparisons to Blackberry Smoke, but the band has a broader base in mind.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2024
Winding guitar and saloon-tinged piano further fuel the song’s barroom vibe, while Langley and Green’s country drawls, confidence and humor make for an ace pairing.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 24 June 2024
The unofficial grand dame of Americana returns after a 2020 stroke that took the guitar from her hands but left her vocals as sassy, vulnerable and distinctively drawled as ever.
—Greg Carannante, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drawl
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Meanwhile, Piper, Lachlan and their parents have made their way to the Buddhist community so that Timothy and Victoria can speak with the monk, Luang Por Teera (Suthichai Yoon).—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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This is not the first time Wood has spoken about her distinctive smile while promoting The White Lotus season three.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
23 Mar. 2025
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The cause of the fire was not known, the Fire Brigade said.—
Phil Helsel,
NBC News,
21 Mar. 2025
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However, sources say the new project is decidedly on the horror track.—
Borys Kit,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Mar. 2025
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Of course, utter the phrase ‘pre-tax losses’ in the game today and you’ll soon be thumped over the head with an acronym.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
The Athletic,
20 Mar. 2025
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The sound bites and hundreds of thousands of social-media impressions typically generated by such stop-and-greet interactions: canceled before they can ever be uttered.—
Chris Lee,
Vulture,
14 Mar. 2025
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What To Know Democratic Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York and Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon voiced their concerns over Trump's new Social Security pick during a news conference Wednesday.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
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Some Palestinians voice caution about speaking out against the group publicly for fear of retribution.—
Reuters,
USA Today,
26 Mar. 2025
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Players swig from beer cans and shout old-timey sayings at one another.—
Jason Mastrodonato,
Mercury News,
29 Mar. 2025
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The proud dad even shared John’s grades, showing screenshots of his 100% test scores in business law while shouting out Hill for their son’s scholastic success.—
Avalon Hester,
People.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Researchers were sounding the alarm about this in the 2010s when our digital technology was less advanced and there were fewer digital traces to enrich the datasets.—
Abigail Dubiniecki,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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The phrases might sound askew at first, and don’t always track precisely.—
Mark Leibovich,
The Atlantic,
31 Mar. 2025
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As the rumor mill has gone into overdrive, the town has whispered that Peter Safran – the co-chairman of WB’s DC Films with James Gunn – could possibly inherit control of all of Warner Bros. if things continue to go south.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2025
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Traders are whispering that Powell could announce an end to the Fed’s balance sheet runoff program, known as quantitative tightening, which could boost the bitcoin price, crypto and stock markets.—
Billy Bambrough,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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The latter is the case for Lopez, as stated by his lawyer and his mother.—
Albinson Linares,
NBC news,
27 Mar. 2025
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The invoice stated that a seatbelt, seat and a mirror were repaired, but all of the items were still broken.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Drawl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drawl. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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