drawl
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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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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"
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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]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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drawl
vi → schleppend sprechen
vt → schleppend aussprechen
n → schleppende Sprache ; a Texan drawl → schleppendes Texanisch; a southern drawl → ein schleppender südlicher Dialekt
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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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