drawl vs accent

accent vs drawl

drawl and accent both are nouns.

drawl and accent both are verbs.

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

As nouns, accent is a hypernym of drawl; that is, accent is a word with a broader meaning than drawl:

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

Other hypernyms of drawl include speech pattern.

drawl (noun)	accent (noun)
a slow speech pattern with prolonged vowels	the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
	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

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

Difference between drawl and accent

Words related to "drawl"

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