drawl
/dɹɔːl/verb
Middle School
1
To drag on slowly and heavily; to dawdle or while away time indolently.
2
To utter or pronounce in a dull, spiritless tone, as if by dragging out the utterance.
3
To move slowly and heavily; to move in a dull, slow, lazy manner.
4
To speak with a slow, spiritless utterance, as from affectation, laziness, or lack of interest.
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing