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
Shopkeepers lightheartedly gossip in rich drawling accents, and pickup trucks make up the majority of the vehicles idling at one of the few stoplights in town.
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2025
But Johnson would love to keep going with the murder-solving escapades of his drawling detective Benoit Blanc, played by Daniel Craig.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
The Oscar winner didn’t need much to get back into The Dude’s headspace, though, immediately launching into a drawling address to the world at Kimmel’s request.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 8 Oct. 2025
These are texts that hide their depth under a thick layer of flatulence jokes, loud guitars or Texas drawls.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Aug. 2025
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2025
But Johnson would love to keep going with the murder-solving escapades of his drawling detective Benoit Blanc, played by Daniel Craig.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
The Oscar winner didn’t need much to get back into The Dude’s headspace, though, immediately launching into a drawling address to the world at Kimmel’s request.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 8 Oct. 2025
These are texts that hide their depth under a thick layer of flatulence jokes, loud guitars or Texas drawls.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drawl
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That fall, an old friend reached out to my father through the underground communications network, dialling a number printed on a faded piece of plastic Dymo tape and speaking to him from a public phone booth.—
Zayd Ayers Dohrn,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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Both of the officials spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive military matters.—
Farnoush Amiri,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Mar. 2026
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The other says that the sky is black, then blue, and always empty.—
Sandra Lim,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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In a social media post on Monday morning, Kuwait said a service building at a power generation and water desalination plant were damaged in an attack Sunday evening, killing one worker.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
30 Mar. 2026
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My birds across the hollow had not uttered a note.—
Charles Elliott,
Outdoor Life,
2 Apr. 2026
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To utter a mantra is to effect change in the world and invoke, praise, or contemplate upon a deity.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
31 Mar. 2026
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The sentiment voiced by the rabbis did not stop several prominent Jewish politicians in New York, including Representative Jerry Nadler, whose district spans much of Manhattan, and Brad Lander, then New York City’s comptroller, from endorsing Mamdani.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Organizers said that millions of people turned up for ‘No Kings’ rallies in all 50 states, voicing anger over the country’s direction, including fatal ICE shootings and troops dispatched to the Middle East.—
Connor Sheets,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2026
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The march continues to weave throughout the Plaza on its way back to Mill Creek Park as people shout various chants, blare music, pound on handheld drums and blow whistles.—
Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2026
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Malinin shouted and punched the air with relief after finishing the skate.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Just a short drive away in Alexandria, another Madison County town, residents have also sounded the alarm about a lack of clean drinking water.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
31 Mar. 2026
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Inside the Trivium Corporate Center manufacturing site in Catawba County, the air buzzed with the hum and loud drill sounds of production.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Mar. 2026
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Industry associates whispered to Vanity Fair in 1996 about Mottola adopting shady mobster tactics in his running of Sony, demanding loyalty and allegedly keeping a gun in his briefcase.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
2 Apr. 2026
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After Tomislav whispered in his ear, reporter Lauren Shehadi asked what his teammate said.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026
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Jose Guadalupe Ramos-Solano, a 52-year-old father and Los Angeles resident, died Wednesday, March 25 after being found unconscious and unresponsive inside the Adelanto ICE Processing Center, ICE officials stated in a news release.—
Ryanne Mena,
Daily News,
31 Mar. 2026
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On a separate date, on October 13, 2024, BPD officers received a call from a homicide detective asking them to conduct a felony traffic stop on a vehicle that the detective stated a homicide suspect had been in a week before.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Drawl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drawl. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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