He spoke with a typical Texan drawl.
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Drawl
//dɹɔl//
Synonyms for "drawl" (91 found)
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11 entriesTranslations
26 translations across 10 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- провлечен говор noun (way of speaking slowly)
- говоря провлечено verb (to speak with a drawl)
Czech
4 entries- jižanský přízvuk noun (way of speaking slowly)
- pomalý styl řeči noun (way of speaking slowly)
- mluvit pomalu verb (to speak with a drawl)
- mumlat verb (to speak with a drawl)
Dutch
1 entries- lijzig spreken verb (to speak with a drawl)
German
4 entries- gedehnte Aussprache noun (way of speaking slowly)
- gedehnte Sprechweise noun (way of speaking slowly)
- gedehnt sprechen verb (to speak with a drawl)
- schleppend sprechen verb (to speak with a drawl)
Italian
1 entries- strascico noun (way of speaking slowly)
Polish
3 entries- przeciąganie samogłosek noun (way of speaking slowly)
- przeciągać samogłoski verb (to speak with a drawl)
- przeciągnąć samogłoski verb (to speak with a drawl)
Romanian
1 entries- tărăgăna verb (to speak with a drawl)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- otezanje noun (way of speaking slowly)
- razvlačenje noun (way of speaking slowly)
- otezati verb (to speak with a drawl)
- razvlačiti verb (to speak with a drawl)
Swedish
3 entries- sludder noun (way of speaking slowly)
- släpigt tal noun (way of speaking slowly)
- söla verb (to speak with a drawl)
Ukrainian
2 entries- протягнути verb (to speak with a drawl)
- розтягувати слова verb (to speak with a drawl)
Sample sentences
5 total sentences available.
A Virginia native, she transferred to the newly formed CIA in 1947 and rose steadily through its ranks—while never giving up her Southern drawl or ladylike white gloves.
Source: tatoeba (12138161)
Tush, tush, Tarleton, Kemp, nor Singer, nor all the litter of Fooles that now come drawling behinde them, neuer plaid the Clownes more naturally then the arrantest Sot of you all, shall, if hee will but boyle my Instructions in his brainepan.
Source: wiktionary
Looke what leysure the old bearded Bawd takes / How softly she goes / How one leg comes drawling after another / Now she has her money, her armes are broken.
Source: wiktionary
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