drawled
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English
Definitions
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.
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