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Definition of "drawling" [drawl•ing]

  • The act of speaking with a drawl (noun)
  • Present participle of drawl. (verb)

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Use "drawling" in a sentence
  • "In our area the kids tend to pronounce it "drawling", so maybe we could be drawlers."
  • "They spoke a kind of drawling English and said, "By gad, dear old top -- what perfectly beastly weathah!""
  • "Uhm, did I just hear New York mayor Rudy Giuliani do an impression of one of the "Queer Eye for the Straight Guys" drawling, "Does Barack Obama not think her home town is cosmoaahlitan enough?"
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