drawl

5 letters in word "drawl": A D L R W.

No anagrams for drawl found in this word list.

Words found within drawl:

ad al ar ard aw awdl awl da dal darl daw draw la lad lar lard law rad raw wad wald war ward

• Definitions:
• a slow speech pattern with prolonged vowels lengthen and slow down or draw out; "drawl one's vowels"
• A drawl is a perceived feature of some varieties of spoken English, and generally indicates longer vowel sounds and/or diphthongs. Varieties of English which are said to feature pronounced drawls include Southern American English and Australian English, especially Broad Australian English.
• (1597), to prolong the sounds of speech in an indolent or affected manner; (1652), to move along with slow and loitering pace; OED states that the word was introduced in vagabonds' cant from LG. or Du.; Du. has a verb dralen, to loiter,

• drawknives ←
• drawknife ←
• drawings ←
• drawl
• → drawled
• → drawler
• → drawlers