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Definition: DRAWLED

Part of Speech Definition
Verb 1. Of Drawl.[Websters]
2. To have hauled or trawled. [Eve - graph theoretic]
3. To have pulled, twitched, lingered or entrained. [Eve - graph theoretic]
4. To have drafted. [Eve - graph theoretic]
5. To have tugged or plucked. [Eve - graph theoretic]
6. To have trailed or lagged. [Eve - graph theoretic]
7. To have endured, suffered or sustained.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Past Tense 1. Past tense conjugation of the verb drawl.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Base
(drawl)
1. Lengthen and slow down or draw out; "drawl one's vowels".[Wordnet].
2. To utter in a slow, lengthened tone.[Websters].
3. To speak with slow and lingering utterance, from laziness, lack of spirit, affectation, etc.[Websters].
4. Base verb from the following inflections: drawling, drawled, drawls, drawler, drawlers, drawlingly and drawledly.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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"Drawled" is a common misspelling or typo for: crawled, drawler.

Date "Drawled" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1781. (references)

Definition: DRAWLED

Part of SpeechDefinition
Verb1. Of Drawl.[Websters]
2. To have hauled or trawled. [Eve - graph theoretic]
3. To have pulled, twitched, lingered or entrained. [Eve - graph theoretic]
4. To have drafted. [Eve - graph theoretic]
5. To have tugged or plucked. [Eve - graph theoretic]
6. To have trailed or lagged. [Eve - graph theoretic]
7. To have endured, suffered or sustained.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Past Tense1. Past tense conjugation of the verb drawl.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Base
(drawl)
1. Lengthen and slow down or draw out; "drawl one's vowels".[Wordnet].
2. To utter in a slow, lengthened tone.[Websters].
3. To speak with slow and lingering utterance, from laziness, lack of spirit, affectation, etc.[Websters].
4. Base verb from the following inflections: drawling, drawled, drawls, drawler, drawlers, drawlingly and drawledly.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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"DRAWLED" is a common misspelling or typo for: crawled, drawler.

Date "DRAWLED" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1781. (references)

Specialty Definition: drawl

DomainDefinition
Noah Webster1: [Verb] To utter words in a slow lengthened tone..
 2: [Verb] To speak with slow utterance.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
WikipedicA drawl is a perceived feature of some varieties of spoken English, and generally infers longer vowel sounds and/or diphthongs. (references)
Wiktionary1: [Noun] a way of speaking slowly while lengthening vowel sounds and running words together. (characteristic of some southern US accents). (references)
 2: [Verb] to speak with a drawl. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Topics by Level of Interest: drawl

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