drawl

Definition of Drawl in English :

1. drawl

a slow speech pattern with prolonged vowels

2. drawl

lengthen and slow down or draw out

Example Sentences:
'drawl one's vowels'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Drawl

verb

1.

to speak or utter (words) slowly, esp prolonging the vowel sounds

noun

2.

the way of speech of someone who drawls

verb transitive, verb intransitive

1.

to speak slowly, prolonging the vowels

noun

2.

a slow manner of speech characterized by prolongation of vowels

v. drawled, drawl·ing, drawls

v.intr.

To speak with lengthened or drawn-out vowels.

v.tr.

To utter with lengthened or drawn-out vowels: "We-e-ell," the clerk drawled.

n.

The speech or manner of speaking of one who drawls: a Southern drawl.