| Drawl 1. (v. t.) To utter in a slow, lengthened tone. 2. (v. i.) To speak with slow and lingering utterance, from laziness, lack of spirit, affectation, etc. 3. (n.) A lengthened, slow monotonous utterance. Thesaurus Entries accent, bark, bawl, bellow, blare, blat, blubber, boom, bray, breathe, broad accent, brogue, burr, buzz, cackle, cautiousness, chant, chirp, circumspection, coo, creeping, croak, crow, deliberateness, deliberation, exclaim, flute, foot-dragging, gasp, growl, grunt, hiss, idleness, indolence, inertia, inertness, keen, languor, laziness, leisureliness, lentitude, lentor, lilt, lisp, mince, mumble, murmur, mutter, pant, pipe, pokiness, quaver, regional accent, reluctance, roar, rumble, scream, screech, shake, shriek, sibilate, sigh, sing, slackness, sloth, slowness, sluggardy, sluggishness, snap, snarl, snort, sob, squall, squawk, squeal, talk incoherently, tentativeness, thunder, trumpet, twang, wail, warble, whine, whisper, yap, yawp, yell, yelp |