accent vs drawl

drawl vs accent

accent and drawl both are nouns.

accent and drawl both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
accent	Yes	No	Yes	No
drawl	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, drawl is a hyponym of accent; that is, drawl is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than accent:

accent: distinctive manner of oral expression
drawl: a slow speech pattern with prolonged vowels

accent (noun)	drawl (noun)
the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)	a slow speech pattern with prolonged vowels
distinctive manner of oral expression
a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation
the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people
special importance or significance

accent (verb)	drawl (verb)
put stress on; utter with an accent	lengthen and slow down or draw out
to stress, single out as important

Difference between accent and drawl

Words related to "drawl"

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