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drawling

verb

Meaning

  1. To drag on slowly and heavily; to while or dawdle away time indolently.
  2. To utter or pronounce in a dull, spiritless tone, as if by dragging out the utterance.
  3. To move slowly and heavily; move in a dull, slow, lazy manner.
  4. To speak with a slow, spiritless utterance, from affectation, laziness, or lack of interest.
  5. The act of speaking with a drawl.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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