Thesaurus results for DRAWL

drawl

verb

Definition of drawl

as in to speak

to speak slowly with vowel sounds that are longer than usual He drawled his name in a Southern accent.

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Recent Examples of drawl Oscar Van Rhijn’s mustache and drawling line deliveries suggest a dab of villainy, a vibe only strengthened by his scheming with Kelley Curran’s sneaky Enid Winterton. — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025 Shopkeepers lightheartedly gossip in rich drawling accents, and pickup trucks make up the majority of the vehicles idling at one of the few stoplights in town. — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2025 The Oscar winner didn’t need much to get back into The Dude’s headspace, though, immediately launching into a drawling address to the world at Kimmel’s request. — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 8 Oct. 2025 These are texts that hide their depth under a thick layer of flatulence jokes, loud guitars or Texas drawls. — Arkansas Online, 14 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for drawl

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Verb

The Associated Press spoke last week to participants and doctors at the health center where the trial is taking place in the eastern province of Ituri, the epicenter of the outbreak.

— CONSTANT SAME BAGALWA, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
The two defendants in the Manchester case spoke in court through interpreters, only to confirm their names, dates of birth and addresses, PA reported.

— Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of speak

Verb

Salkar said a medico-legal case had been opened and an autopsy would follow.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Bangladesh and the Philippines are among the countries that are most exposed to food security risk from the super El Niño and also face the highest risk of civil unrest due to rising prices, Verisk Maplecroft said.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of say

Verb

Rao wrote and co-produced the comedy, and nobody in it utters a line.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Oct. 2026
As cryptocurrencies code-conjure themselves into being and a performative utterance can fix the price of a stock if uttered emphatically enough, arrest data is used to forecast the stock valuation of private prisons.

— Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of utter

Verb

Yields across much of the G7 have surged in recent months as investors fret over stubbornly high inflation and unrelenting borrowing, with economists voicing particular worry over a potential European debt crisis.

— Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Played by the six-foot-six David Prowse and voiced with eloquence and controlled rage by James Earl Jones, Vader is a force of inescapable menace throughout George Lucas’s Star Wars trilogy.

— John Roy, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of voice

Verb

The interiors, meanwhile, never shout but still seem to wow with luxe Mediterranean touches and tasteful art.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
News of their separation had been made public earlier this year when LaBeouf was arrested in New Orleans for two charges of simple battery where he was eventually given probation despite allegedly also harassing locals and shouting homophobic slurs.

— Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of shout

Verb

Rooms The 149 guestrooms and 37 suites come alive in interiors inspired by ocean waves and the dusky skies of the Hollywood Hills, so the palette is moody, the finishes are polished, but nothing whispers.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
As referees stopped Charlie Adams’ corner kick to separate a pair of players in the box, Adams whispered for Barea to come closer.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of whisper

Verb

Send it to a dedicated landing page that explains the investment, states the capital requirement plainly and asks the candidate to complete a real application.

— Jonathan Durante, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Craven reinforces this framing by listing some of the ways Rowling has suffered, as stated by Rowling in her essay.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026

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