Associations to the word «Drawl»

Wiktionary

DRAWL, verb. (transitive) To drag on slowly and heavily; while or dawdle away time indolently.
DRAWL, verb. (transitive) To utter or pronounce in a dull, spiritless tone, as if by dragging out the utterance.
DRAWL, verb. (intransitive) To move slowly and heavily; move in a dull, slow, lazy mannner.
DRAWL, verb. (intransitive) To speak with a slow, spiritless utterance, from affectation, laziness, or lack of interest.
DRAWL, noun. A way of speaking slowly while lengthening vowel sounds and running words together. Characteristic of some southern US accents, as well as Scots.

Dictionary definition

DRAWL, noun. A slow speech pattern with prolonged vowels.
DRAWL, verb. Lengthen and slow down or draw out; "drawl one's vowels".

Wise words

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.
Martin Luther King Jr.