All drawl synonyms
drawl
D d verb drawl
- lengthen — to make longer; make greater in length.
- chant — A chant is a word or group of words that is repeated over and over again.
- intone — to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- prolong — to lengthen out in time; extend the duration of; cause to continue longer: to prolong one's stay abroad.
- drone — Music. a continuous low tone produced by the bass pipes or bass strings of musical instruments. the pipes (especially of the bagpipe) or strings producing this tone. a bagpipe equipped with such pipes.
- utter — to give audible expression to; speak or pronounce: unable to utter her feelings; Words were uttered in my hearing.
- protract — to draw out or lengthen, especially in time; extend the duration of; prolong.
- nasalize — to pronounce as a nasal sound.
- drag out — to draw with force, effort, or difficulty; pull heavily or slowly along; haul; trail: They dragged the carpet out of the house.
- draw out — to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off).
noun drawl
- pronunciation — Rare. an act or instance of declaring publicly; pronouncement: It was but the latest pronunciation of the political double-standard uttered in the course of this scandal. Synonyms: declaration, assertion, statement; announcement, affirmation; proclamation, promulgation, dissemination.
- intonation — the pattern or melody of pitch changes in connected speech, especially the pitch pattern of a sentence, which distinguishes kinds of sentences or speakers of different language cultures.
- inflexion — modulation of the voice; change in pitch or tone of voice.
- inflection — modulation of the voice; change in pitch or tone of voice.
- twang — to give out a sharp, vibrating sound, as the string of a musical instrument when plucked.
- brogue — If someone has a brogue, they speak English with a strong accent, especially Irish or Scots.
- burr — A burr is the part of some plants which contains seeds and which has little hooks on the outside so that it sticks to clothes or fur.