He drawled his words as if the effort of speech was too great for him.
The captain strolls about in a relaxed manner, speaking in a calm, casual dwl (Newsweek).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
drawl — drawl; drawl·er; drawl·ing·ly; … English syllables
drawl´er — drawl «drl», (verb, noun.) –v.t., v.i. to talk in a slow, lazy way, drawing out the vowels: »He drawled his words as if the effort of speech was too great for him. –n. a slow, lazy way of talking: »The captain strolls about in a relaxed manner,… … Useful english dictionary
drawl — [[t]drɔl[/t]] v. t. v. i. 1) to say or speak in a slow manner, usu. prolonging the vowels 2) an act or utterance of a person who drawls • Etymology: 1590–1600; < D or LG dralen to linger drawl′er, n. drawl′ing•ly, adv. drawl′y, adj … From formal English to slang
ing — aborn·ing; aw·ing; bear·ing; be·ing; bell·ing; berth·ing; bind·ing; boul·der·ing; brok·ing; brown·ing; cheese·par·ing; cleans·ing; clos·ing; con·cern·ing; con·sid·er·ing; cop·ing; cov·er·ing; crack·ing; crown·ing; duck·ing; dur·ing; en·dur·ing;… … English syllables
drawlingly — drawl·ing·ly … English syllables
Drawling — Drawl ing, n. The act of speaking with a drawl; a drawl. {Drawl ing*ly}, adv. Bacon. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Drawlingly — Drawling Drawl ing, n. The act of speaking with a drawl; a drawl. {Drawl ing*ly}, adv. Bacon. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ER — ER; ab·er·deen; ab·er·do·ni·an; ab·er·rant; ac·cel·er·ate; ag·glom·er·ate; al·lit·er·ate; al·to·geth·er; an·oth·er; an·ti·cho·lin·er·gic; ap·er; ap·prov·er; av·er·age; back·er; back·hand·er; badg·er; bail·er; bark·er; bar·ri·er; bast·er; beak·er; … English syllables
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Norfolk dialect — Not to be confused with Norfuk language. The Norfolk dialect, also known as Broad Norfolk, is a dialect that was once, and to a great extent, still is spoken by those living in the county of Norfolk in England. It employs distinctively unique… … Wikipedia
