in a drawl

Frequency: 6.83.0 per million words

used to describe the manner of speaking

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Examples (10)

  • ‘Howdy, pardner,’ he said in a slow Texan drawl.
  • She answered the phone in a soft Southern drawl.
  • ‘Well, I suppose,’ he remarked in a lazy drawl.
  • The old cowboy told his stories in a deep, gravelly drawl.
  • Was he speaking in a noticeable drawl, or was I imagining it?
  • ‘I don't rightly know,’ she replied in a slight, nasal drawl.
  • He explained the situation in a calm, slow drawl.
  • ‘Take your time,’ she murmured in a languorous drawl.
  • He always greeted strangers in a friendly, welcoming drawl.
  • The character in the movie spoke in a stereotypical Southern drawl.