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drawling

The correct spelling is drawling.

How to pronounce drawling

verb

Say it like: Dra-wli-ng

The correct spelling is drawling. To drag on slowly and heavily; to while or dawdle away time indolently.

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Meanings

verb

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

noun

  1. 1.The act of speaking with a drawl.

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