drawl

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.

[Probably from Low German drauelen, to loiter, delay.]

drawler drawl'er n.

v

Definition: lengthen, draw out
Antonyms: clip, shorten

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a slow speech pattern with prolonged vowels

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The verb drawl has one meaning:

Meaning #1: in particular, draw out the vowels

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - tale drævende, dræve
v. tr. - fremdræve
n. - dræven

Nederlands (Dutch)
lijzig praten, lijzige manier van praten

Français (French)
v. intr. - parler d'une voix traînante, traîner la voix en parlant
v. tr. - parler d'une voix traînante
n. - voix traînante, ton traînant

Deutsch (German)
v. - gedehnt/breit sprechen
n. - gedehnte Sprechweise

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - σέρνω τη φωνή, μιλώ με μακρόσυρτη προφορά
n. - τραβηχτή, μακρόσυρτη ή τραγουδιστή προφορά

Italiano (Italian)
strascicare la voce

Português (Portuguese)
v. - arrastar as palavras
n. - fala (f) pausada

Русский (Russian)
тянуть слова

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - hablar lenta y pesadamente
v. tr. - hablar lenta y pesadamente
n. - lento y pesado

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - dra, yttra släpigt
n. - släpigt uttal

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
拖长声调说话, 慢声慢气地讲话, 拖长声调说, 慢声慢气地讲, 慢吞吞的说话方式

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 拖長聲調說話, 慢聲慢氣地講話
v. tr. - 拖長聲調說, 慢聲慢氣地講
n. - 慢吞吞的說話方式

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 천천히 말하다
v. tr. - 얌전하게 말하다
n. - 느린 말투

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - ゆっくり発音する
n. - ゆっくりした話し方

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يتحدث بطريقه بطيئه مع التشديد على بعض الأحرف, يتشدق في الكلام (الاسم) التشدق في الكلام أو التصرف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮דיבר לאט, משך המלים‬
v. tr. - ‮דיבר לאט, משך המלים‬
n. - ‮דיבור איטי‬

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