Definition of "drawl"
verb:
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To drag on slowly and heavily; while or dawdle away time indolently.
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To utter or pronounce in a dull, spiritless tone, as if by dragging out the utterance.
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To move slowly and heavily; move in a dull, slow, lazy mannner.
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To speak with a slow, spiritless utterance, from affectation, laziness, or lack of interest.
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To speak with a drawl.
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noun:
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A way of speaking slowly while lengthening vowel sounds and running words together. Characteristic of some southern US accents, as well as Scots.
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