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drawl: a slow speech pattern with prolonged vowels; lengthen and slow down or draw out; "drawl one's vowels"

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regional accent collapse

laziness collapse: relaxed and easy activity; "the laziness of the day helped her to relax"

deliberateness collapse

sibilate collapse: utter a sibilant; pronounce with an initial sibilant

exclaim collapse: utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy; "`I won!' he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost"

coo collapse: the sound made by a pigeon; cry softly, as of pigeons; speak softly or lovingly; "The mother who held her baby was cooing softly"

sob collapse: convulsive gasp made while weeping; weep convulsively; "He was sobbing inconsolably"

lisp collapse: a flexible procedure-oriented programing language that manipulates symbols in the form of lists; a speech defect that involves pronouncing `s' like voiceless `th' and `z' like voiced `th'; speak with a lisp

whine collapse: complain whiningly; move with a whining sound; "The bullets were whining past us"

yell collapse: utter or declare in a very loud voice; "You don't have to yell--I can hear you just fine"

wail collapse: cry weakly or softly; "she wailed with pain"

reluctance collapse: a certain degree of unwillingness; "a reluctance to commit himself"; "his hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition"; "after some hesitation he agreed"; (physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance)

screech collapse: a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry; "he ducked at the screechings of shells"; "he heard the scream of the brakes"

indolence collapse: inactivity resulting from a dislike of work

grunt collapse: medium-sized tropical marine food fishes that utter grunting sounds when caught; the short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs; an unskilled or low-ranking soldier or other worker; "infantrymen in Vietnam were called grunts"; "he went from grunt to chairman in six years"; issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise; "He grunted his reluctant approval"

warble collapse: a lumpy abscess under the hide of domestic mammals caused by larvae of a botfly or warble fly; sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below

idleness collapse: having no employment

blubber collapse: an insulating layer of fat under the skin of whales and other large marine mammals; used as a source of oil; utter while crying

yawp collapse: make a raucous noise

yelp collapse: bark in a high-pitched tone; "the puppies yelped"

mumble collapse: a soft indistinct utterance; talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice; grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty; "the old man had no teeth left and mumbled his food"

inertia collapse: (physics) the tendency of a body to maintain is state of rest or uniform motion unless acted upon by an external force

burr collapse: rough projection left on a workpiece after drilling or cutting; rotary file for smoothing rough edges left on a workpiece; United States politician who served as vice president under Jefferson; he mortally wounded his political rival Alexander Hamilton in a duel and fled south (1756-1836)

growl collapse: the sound of growling (as made by animals)

languor collapse: inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy; "the general appearance of sluggishness alarmed his friends"; a feeling of lack of interest or energy; a relaxed comfortable feeling

bawl collapse: cry loudly; "Don't bawl in public!"; shout loudly and without restraint

blat collapse

twang collapse: exaggerated nasality in speech (as in some regional dialects); a sharp vibrating sound (as of a plucked string); pronounce with a nasal twang; pluck (strings of an instrument); "He twanged his bow"; twitch or throb with pain; sound with a twang; "the bowstring was twanging"; cause to sound with a twang; "He twanged the guitar string"

mutter collapse: a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech

chirp collapse: a sharp sound made by small birds or insects

deliberation collapse: the trait of thoughtfulness in action or decision; "he was a man of judicial deliberation"; careful consideration; "a little deliberation would have deterred them"; (usually plural) discussion of all sides of a question; "the deliberations of the jury"

bellow collapse: a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal); "his bellow filled the hallway"; United States novelist (born in Canada in 1915); make a loud noise, as of animal; "The bull bellowed"

murmur collapse: make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath; "she grumbles when she feels overworked"; speak softly or indistinctly; "She murmured softly to the baby in her arms"

creeping collapse

mince collapse: food chopped into small bits; "a mince of mushrooms"; make less severe or harsh; "He moderated his tone when the students burst out in tears"; cut into small pieces; "mince the garlic"; walk daintily; "She minced down the street"

scream collapse: sharp piercing cry; "her screaming attracted the neighbors"; make a loud, piercing sound; "Fighter planes are screaming through the skies"

bray collapse: the cry of an ass; laugh loudly and harshly

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