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drawl

(drôl)
v. drawled, drawl·ing, drawls
v.intr.
To speak with lengthened or drawn-out vowels.
v.tr.
To utter with lengthened or drawn-out vowels: "We-e-ell," the clerk drawled.
n.
The speech or manner of speaking of one who drawls: a Southern drawl.

[Probably from Low German drauelen, to loiter, delay.]

drawl′er n.
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drawl

(drɔːl)
vb
to speak or utter (words) slowly, esp prolonging the vowel sounds
n
the way of speech of someone who drawls
[C16: probably frequentative of draw]
ˈdrawler n
ˈdrawling adj
ˈdrawly adj
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drawl

(drɔl)

v.t., v.i.
1. to say or speak in a slow manner, usu. prolonging the vowels.
n.
2. an act or utterance of a person who drawls.
[1590–1600; < Dutch or Low German dralen to linger]
drawl′er, n.
drawl′ing•ly, adv.
drawl′y, adj.
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drawl


Past participle: drawled
Gerund: drawling

Imperative
drawl
drawl
Present
I drawl
you drawl
he/she/it drawls
we drawl
you drawl
they drawl
Preterite
I drawled
you drawled
he/she/it drawled
we drawled
you drawled
they drawled
Present Continuous
I am drawling
you are drawling
he/she/it is drawling
we are drawling
you are drawling
they are drawling
Present Perfect
I have drawled
you have drawled
he/she/it has drawled
we have drawled
you have drawled
they have drawled
Past Continuous
I was drawling
you were drawling
he/she/it was drawling
we were drawling
you were drawling
they were drawling
Past Perfect
I had drawled
you had drawled
he/she/it had drawled
we had drawled
you had drawled
they had drawled
Future
I will drawl
you will drawl
he/she/it will drawl
we will drawl
you will drawl
they will drawl
Future Perfect
I will have drawled
you will have drawled
he/she/it will have drawled
we will have drawled
you will have drawled
they will have drawled
Future Continuous
I will be drawling
you will be drawling
he/she/it will be drawling
we will be drawling
you will be drawling
they will be drawling
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been drawling
you have been drawling
he/she/it has been drawling
we have been drawling
you have been drawling
they have been drawling
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been drawling
you will have been drawling
he/she/it will have been drawling
we will have been drawling
you will have been drawling
they will have been drawling
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been drawling
you had been drawling
he/she/it had been drawling
we had been drawling
you had been drawling
they had been drawling
Conditional
I would drawl
you would drawl
he/she/it would drawl
we would drawl
you would drawl
they would drawl
Past Conditional
I would have drawled
you would have drawled
he/she/it would have drawled
we would have drawled
you would have drawled
they would have drawled
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. drawl - a slow speech pattern with prolonged vowels
accent, speech pattern - distinctive manner of oral expression; "he couldn't suppress his contemptuous accent"; "she had a very clear speech pattern"
Verb 1. drawl - lengthen and slow down or draw out; "drawl one's vowels"
enounce, enunciate, pronounce, sound out, articulate, say - speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way; "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?"
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drawl

verb draw out, extend, prolong, lengthen, drag out, protract, say or speak slowly She grinned and drawled her words.
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Translations
تَشَدُّق، تَباطُؤيَتَباطَأ في كلامِهِ، يَتَشَدَّقُ
mluvit unyleunylý hlas
drævedræven
vontatott beszédvontatottan beszél
draga seiminn, vera dragmállòaî aî draga seiminn
ištęsta kalbakalbėti lėtaikalbėti tęsiant žodžiuslėta kalba
stiept vārdusvārdu stiepšana
naťahovanie slabíknaťahovať slabiky
ağzını yaya yaya konuşmaağzını yaya yaya konuşmak

drawl

[drɔːl]
A. Nvoz f cansina
a Southern drawlun acento del sur
B. VTdecir alargando las palabras
C. VIhablar alargando las palabras
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drawl

[ˈdrɔːl]
nvoix f traînante
vi (= speak in a drawl) → parler d'une voix traînante
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drawl

nschleppende Sprache ; a Texan drawlschleppendes Texanisch; a southern drawlein schleppender südlicher Dialekt
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drawl

[drɔːl]
2. vtstrascicare
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drawl

(droːl) verb
to speak or say in a slow, lazy manner. He drawled his words in an irritating manner. teem يَتَباطَأ في كلامِهِ، يَتَشَدَّقُ говоря провлачено arrastar mluvit unyle dehnen dræve σέρνω τα λόγια μου hablar arrastrando las palabras venitama با لحن کشدار حرف زدن puhua sanoja venyttäen parler d'une voix traînante לְדַבֵּר לְאָט गुनगुनाते हुए धीरे बोलना otezati u govoru, lijeno govoriti vontatottan beszél berbicara lambat draga seiminn, vera dragmáll strascicare ゆっくり話す 느릿느릿 이야기하다 kalbėti tęsiant žodžius, lėtai stiept vārdus (runājot) bercakap malas-malasan lijzig praten snakke langsomt mówić przeciągając سوكه خبرى كول arrastar a tărăgăna растягивать слова (afektovane) naťahovať slabiky vleči besede otezati tala släpigt พูดเนิบ ๆ ağzını yaya yaya konuşmak 慢吞吞地說 розтягувати слова; повільно говорити الفاظ کو کھینچ کھینچ کر بولنا nói lè nhè 慢吞吞地说
noun
a slow, lazy manner of speaking. She spoke in a drawl. temerige stem تَشَدُّق، تَباطُؤ провлечено говорене fala arrastada unylý hlas gedehnte Sprechweise dræven μακρόσυρτη, βαρετή ομιλία voz cansina venitatud rääkimisviis سخن آهسته و کشیده hidas ja laiska puhetapa voix traînante דִּבּוּר אִיטִי गुनगुनाते हुए बोल dosadno, lijeno govoriti vontatott beszéd cara bicara terseret það að draga seiminn pronuncia lenta/strascicata ゆっくりした話しぶり 느릿느릿한 화법 lėta, ištęsta kalba vārdu stiepšana (runājot) malas lijzige manier van praten slepende tale przeciągły sposób mówienia سوكه خبرى كول fala arrastada voce tărăgănată протяжное произношение naťahovanie slabík, pomalá reč počasno govorjenje otezanje släpigt tal การพูดเนิบ ๆ ağzını yaya yaya konuşma 慢吞吞地說話的樣子 протяжна вимова; повільність у мові کھینچ کر بات کرنے کا انداز lối nói lè nhè 拖长腔调慢吞吞地说话的方式
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