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drawl

/drɔːl/
noun
  1. A slow, lengthened way of speaking.
    • I could recognize her drawl from across the room.
    • His Southern drawl made even simple greetings sound musical.
    • The teacher's gentle drawl helped calm the nervous students.
verb
  1. To speak slowly, with vowel sounds lengthened.
    • She tends to drawl when she's tired, stretching out every syllable.
    • The actor learned to drawl like a Southern gentleman for the movie role.
    • The old cowboy would drawl his words when telling stories by the fire.
Synonyms
slurmumble
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