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drawl::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | accent, speech pattern |
Examples of drawl
drawl
His measured tone and Alabama drawl were engaging, if not especially inspiring.
From the kentucky.com
He spoke with a kind of high-piping voice, but at the pace of a Kentucky drawl.
From the theatlantic.com
His diminutive stature and Southern drawl belie his instinct for confrontation.
From the washingtonpost.com
Terrifying doesn't seem the right word, given Stiefel's laid-back American drawl.
From the nzherald.co.nz
He doesn't have a Kentucky Southern drawl accent, though, which I appreciated.
From the washingtonpost.com
His lean features and nasal drawl are foreign to the squat Neapolitan hustler.
From the time.com
The Southern drawl, hospitality, the neighborhood church and the pickup truck.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Phil-type of calming drawl, as if a Southern accent would impress California cows.
From the sacbee.com
As a young actor, Easton often played country bumpkins on TV because of his drawl.
From the variety.com
- A slow speech pattern with prolonged vowels
- Lengthen and slow down or draw out; "drawl one's vowels"
- A drawl is a perceived feature of some varieties of spoken English, and generally indicates longer vowel sounds and/or diphthongs. ...
- A way of speaking slowly while lengthening vowel sounds and running words together. Characteristic of some southern US accents, as well as Scots; to speak with a drawl
- (drawling) The act of speaking with a drawl
- Slow way of speaking
- To speak slowly with long drawn out vowels
