drawls
Speaks with twang
Drawls is the plural of drawl and also the third-person singular verb form.
A drawl is a slow, elongated way of speaking, stretching vowels and letting syllables linger—associated especially with the American South: His Texas drawl made every sentence feel unhurried.
To drawl is to speak this way: She drawls her words like she has all day.
Regional speech pattern
- SouthernOf the region below
- slowLacking in speed
- lazyAvoiding effort or exertion
- elongatedStretched beyond usual dimensions
vowels · twang · syllables · speech · pronunciation · cadence · inflection · languid
Of the region below
- TexanSouthwest state resident
- cowboyMounted cattle herder
- ruralOf the countryside
- AppalachianEastern U.S. mountain region
country · dialect · vernacular · homespun · folkways · plantation · antebellum · magnolia
Lacking interest or engagement
- sarcasticMockingly insincere in tone
- affectedArtificially contrived behavior
- aristocraticOf hereditary nobility
- nonchalantCalmly unconcerned
dismissive · condescending · mocking · theatrical · exaggerated · pretentious · world-weary · jaded
accent
Regional speech pattern
elongated · vowels · twang · syllables · speech · pronunciation · cadence · inflection · languid · relaxed
Southern
Of the region below
Appalachian · country · dialect · vernacular · homespun · folkways · plantation · antebellum · magnolia · bayou
bored
Lacking interest or engagement
- sarcasticMockingly insincere in tone
- affectedArtificially contrived behavior
- aristocraticOf hereditary nobility
nonchalant · dismissive · condescending · mocking · theatrical · exaggerated · pretentious · world-weary · jaded · aloof
- southern drawlLeisurely stretched regional accent
- Texas drawlSouthwestern American accent
- Texan drawlElongated Southwestern American speech