Antonyms for drawl
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : drawl |
| Phonetic Transcription : drɔl |
Definition of drawl
Origin :- 1590s, perhaps from Middle Dutch dralen, East Frisian draulen "to linger, delay," apparently an intensive of the root of draw (v.). Or else a native formation along the same lines. Related: Drawled; drawling. As a noun from 1760.
- verb lengthen, draw out
- He's harmless, with his drawl and his round pink face that shines with admiration.
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
- You know his drawl, when his muscles give him the respectful hesitation.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- The drawl of the light voice with its rising inflection was only gently plaintive.
- Extract from : « Southern Lights and Shadows » by Various
- His voice was a drawl, very deliberate, very quiet, rather soft and pleasant.
- Extract from : « Shavings » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- Mr. Winslow interrupted; his drawl was a trifle less evident.
- Extract from : « Shavings » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- The drawl in which Rathburn concluded his speech drove Eagen to a frenzy.
- Extract from : « The Coyote » by James Roberts
- “I was aiming in a general eastern direction,” Rathburn replied in a drawl.
- Extract from : « The Coyote » by James Roberts
- To this chorus Mr. Lyttleton added a drawl: "Well, I'm damned!"
- Extract from : « Nobody » by Louis Joseph Vance
- Why, I recognized that drawl of yours as soon as you opened your mouth.'
- Extract from : « Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete » by Albert Bigelow Paine
- Her drawl did seem to impress people, though she could never imagine why.
- Extract from : « Phyllis » by Dorothy Whitehill
Synonyms for drawl
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