how to pronounce drawl

/ˈdɹɔːl/

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drawl is pronounced in one syllable

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ɔː

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An example use of drawl in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… matter what heidi's drawl join the fire …”

meanings of drawl

verb:

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

noun:

A way of speaking slowly while lengthening vowel sounds and running words together. Characteristic of some southern US accents, as well as Scots.

drawl frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word drawl occurs in english on average 0.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.