drawl

[US]/drɔːl/
[UK]/drɔːl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. & vi. tale langsomt med en langtrukkent accent
n. en måde at tale langsomt med en langtrukkent accent
Word Forms
Past Tensedrawled
Past Participledrawled
Third Person Singulardrawls
Present Participledrawling
Pluraldrawls

Phrases & Collocations

southern drawl

sydlig dialekt

slow drawl

langsom dialekt

Example Sentences

She spoke with a southern drawl.

Hun talte med en sydstatsdialekt.

His drawl gave away his Texan roots.

Hans dialekt afslørede hans texanske rødder.

The drawl in his voice made him sound relaxed.

Dialekten i hans stemme fik ham til at lyde afslappet.

The drawl of the old man was soothing.

Den gamle mands dialekt var beroligende.

I could listen to her drawl all day.

Jeg kunne lytte til hendes dialekt hele dagen.

The drawl in her speech was charming.

Dialekten i hendes tale var charmerende.

He drawled out the words slowly.

Han udtalte ordene langsomt med en dialekt.

The drawl of the cowboy was unmistakable.

Cowboyens dialekt var ubestridelig.

The drawl in his accent was distinctive.

Dialekten i hans accent var karakteristisk.

Her drawl added character to her storytelling.

Hendes dialekt tilføjede karakter til hendes historiefortælling.

Real-world Examples

" Professor, " drawled Malfoy, " Weasley's mutilating my roots, sir."

Source: 3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

“There you are, ” he drawled, looking at them.

Source: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

“Potter, you’ve got yourself a girlfriend ! ” drawled Malfoy.

Source: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Selected Edition

" How? " said the cold, drawling voice of Draco Malfoy.

Source: 3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

And then, from right behind them, a drawling voice said.

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

And then, from right behind them, a drawling voice spoke.

Source: 5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

" Wasn't it — er — Crusoe who rubbed sticks together" ? she drawled.

Source: Sea Wolf (Part Two)

" What's that Weasley's riding? " Malfoy called in his sneering drawl.

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

“What's going on here? ” came the cold, drawling voice of Draco Malfoy.

Source: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

" It'll be good for you to slow down a bit, " they'd drawled.

Source: A man named Ove decides to die.

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