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adjective

Definition of drawlednext
as in muttered

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drawled

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verb

past tense of drawl
as in said
to speak slowly with vowel sounds that are longer than usual He drawled his name in a Southern accent.

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  1. uttered
  2. mouthed
  3. told
  4. voiced
Verb
  • Whether or not Drucker uttered those famous words, the message resonates deeply within the corporate world.
    Vince Molinaro, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Advertisement Taylor Swift’s name was uttered only once, by Walz.
    David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of uttered
Adjective
  • The stars each mouthed lines their characters said while taking a phone call.
    Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 18 Sep. 2024
  • British scientists have developed a choker that detects its wearer's silently mouthed words, and converts them into audible synthetic speech.
    Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2024
Definition of mouthed
Verb
  • Unlike a chatbot, an agent works within the parameters of a process and is told which applications or services to use.
    Jason Andersen, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Rasmussen told the Journal Sentinel that there's an incredibly high bar that the Democratic Party would have to overcome to win over his vote in November.
    Tamia Fowlkes, Journal Sentinel, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of told
Verb
  • Criticism of the army, voiced by relatives of the dead and survivors from Barsalogho, who maintain the military fled the assault, has been amplified by recent accusations of cannibalism by Burkina Faso soldiers, the report adds.
    Saskya Vandoorne, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The characters are voiced by a new crop of talent ready to reignite the magic of Barney and his friends.
    Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of voiced
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