drawl

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

Translation

vt. & vi. speak slowly with a drawn-out accent
n. a way of speaking slowly with a drawn-out accent

Phrases & Collocations

southern drawl

slow drawl

Example Sentences

She spoke with a southern drawl.

His drawl gave away his Texan roots.

The drawl in his voice made him sound relaxed.

The drawl of the old man was soothing.

I could listen to her drawl all day.

The drawl in her speech was charming.

He drawled out the words slowly.

The drawl of the cowboy was unmistakable.

The drawl in his accent was distinctive.

Her drawl added character to her storytelling.

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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