Uttal

  • UK:
    • IPA: /dɹɔːl/
  • US:
    • IPA: /dɹɔl/
    • IPA: /dʒɹɑːw/
  • cot-caught:
  • paragon:
    • IPA: /dʒɹɑːw/
Översättning
Substantiv
1.sludder
2.släpigt tal
Verb
3.sluddra

Definitioner

Verb

  1. (transitive) To drag on slowly and heavily; while or dawdle away time indolently.
  2. (transitive) To utter or pronounce in a dull, spiritless tone, as if by dragging out the utterance.
  3. (intransitive) To move slowly and heavily; move in a dull, slow, lazy mannner.
  4. (intransitive) To speak with a slow, spiritless utterance, from affectation, laziness, or lack of interest.

Substantiv

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

Exempel

  • Theologians and moralists [...] talk mostly in a drawling and dreaming way about it.

Böjningsformer

Perfektparticipdrawled
Imperfektdrawled
Presensparticipdrawling
Pluraldrawls
Tredje person singular indicativ presensdrawls

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