Meaning & use
drawl
To speak slowly with prolonged vowel sounds, often associated with a particular regional accent.
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The rancher drawled a lazy greeting as we walked up the porch steps.
She drawls her words whenever she's tired or half asleep.
A note on using this word
Drawl is strongly associated with Southern American English, though anyone can drawl their speech regardless of accent.
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