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Noun Concept
Categories: English phonology, Articles with short description
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drawl
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A slow speech pattern with prolonged vowels WordNet 3.0
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A slow speech pattern with prolonged vowels WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A drawl is a perceived feature of some varieties of spoken English and generally indicates slower, longer vowel sounds and diphthongs. Wikipedia
A way of speaking slowly while lengthening vowel sounds and running words together. Characteristic of some southern US accents, as well as Scots. Wiktionary
Way of speaking slowly. Wiktionary (translation)
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accent
vowel shift
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drawl
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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cavalry drawl, Southern Drawl, The Southern Drawl

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