01 v. t. To utter in a slow, lengthened tone.
imp. & p. p.
Drawled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Drawling
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To utter in a slow, lengthened tone.
Entry
3 senses · 3 variants
Webster, 1913
Drawl
/drôl/
· IPA /dɹɔl/
02 v. i. To speak with slow and lingering utterance, from laziness, lack of spirit, affectation, etc.
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To speak with slow and lingering utterance, from laziness, lack of spirit, affectation, etc.“Theologians and moralists . . . talk mostly in a drawling and dreaming way about it.” — Landor.
03 n. A lengthened, slow monotonous utterance.
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A lengthened, slow monotonous utterance.