drawl

verb · nounA2

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Động từ

verb

V_es/s

drawls

V_ing/Gerund

drawling

V_ed/pp

drawled

1.
(transitive)To drag on slowly and heavily; to dawdle or while away time indolently.
2.
(transitive)To utter or pronounce in a dull, spiritless tone, as if by dragging out the utterance.
3.
(intransitive)To move slowly and heavily; to move in a dull, slow, lazy manner.
4.
(intransitive)To speak with a slow, spiritless utterance, as from affectation, laziness, or lack of interest.

Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

drawls

1.
A way of speaking slowly while lengthening vowel sounds and running words together, characteristic of some Southern US accents, as well as Broad Australian, Broad New Zealand, and Scots.

Từ liên quan

Cùng gốc / liên quan

drawlinglydrawlingnessdrawlerbrogue lilt lisp twang

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Nguồn gốc từ

From a modern frequentative form of draw, equivalent to draw + -le. Compare draggle. Compare also dralen, Old Danish dravle (to linger, loiter), dralla.