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Drawling

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slowverbTaking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed.
drawn-outProtracted, made to take a longer period of time than necessary.

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slowverbTaking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed.
drawn-outProtracted, made to take a longer period of time than necessary.
drawthnounThe act or process of drawing; a pull; draught.
deepdrawnounThe act or result of deepdrawing.
southern drawlnoun(phonetics) The diphthongization or triphthongization of the vowels /æ/, /ɛ/ and /ɪ/ into [æj(ə)], [ɛj(ə)] and [ɪj(ə)], occurring in English spoken in the Southern United States.
dolingverbThe act of one who doles.
drippingverbThe sound or action of something that drips.
drawsverb(slang) Clipping of drawers. [(archaic) Clothing worn on the legs, especially that worn next to the skin, such as hose or breeches.]
downdriftnoun(phonetics) A lowering (over time) of the pitch of the tones of a tonal language.
drownoun(fantasy roleplaying games, countable) A member of a fictional race of dark elves in various fantasy settings, such as Dungeons & Dragons.
dretchnoun(UK dialectal, Scotland) A person slow in the execution of a job; a dawdler.
doodlingnounSomething doodled; a careless sketch.
draggernounOne who takes part in drag racing.
dredgenounThe act of dredging.
droilnoun(obsolete) hard work; toil or drudgery.
drantnoun(Scotland, dialect) A droning tone.
downglidenoun(phonology) A downward glide.
dolterynounDoltish behaviour.
draughnounObsolete form of draught. [(British) A checker: a game piece used in the game of draughts.]
drowsingverbThe act of one who drowses.

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