different between scream vs drawl

English

Etymology

From Middle English scremen, scræmen, probably from a fusion of Middle Dutch scremen (“to yell; shout”) and Old Norse skræma (“to terrify; scare”); compare Dutch schremen (“to shout; yell; cry”), Swedish skrämma (“to spook; frighten”), Danish skræmme (“to scare”), West Frisian skrieme (“to weep”). Compare also Swedish skräna (“to yell; shout; howl”), Dutch schreien (“to cry; weep”), German schreien (“to scream”). Related to shriek, skrike.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /sk?i?m/
• (General American) enPR: skr?m, IPA^(key): /sk?im/
• Rhymes: -i?m

Noun

scream (plural screams)

1. A loud, emphatic, exclamation of extreme emotion, especially horror, fear, excitement, or anger; it may comprise a word or a sustained, high-pitched vowel sound.
2. A loud vocalisation of many animals, especially in response to pain or fear.
3. (music) A form of singing associated with the metal and screamo styles of music. It is a loud, rough, distorted version of the voice; rather than the normal voice of the singer.
4. (informal) Used as an intensifier
5. (printers' slang) exclamation mark

Translations

Verb

scream (third-person singular simple present screams, present participle screaming, simple past and past participle screamed or (nonstandard) screamt)

1. (intransitive, also figuratively) To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, shout outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to screech, to shriek.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:shout
2. (intransitive, figuratively)
   1. To move quickly; to race.

      Synonyms: speed, zoom; see also Thesaurus:move quickly, Thesaurus:rush

   2. (informal) To be very indicative of; clearly having the characteristics of.

Conjugation

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Anagrams

• crames, creams, cremas, macers, recams

English

Etymology

From a modern frequentative form of draw, equivalent to draw +? -le. Compare draggle. Compare also Dutch dralen (“to drag out, delay, linger, tarry, dawdle”), Old Danish dravle (“to linger, loiter”), Icelandic dralla (“to loiter, linger”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /d???l/
• (US) IPA^(key): /d??l/
• (cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /d??l/
• (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this pronunciation?) (US, paragon) IPA^(key): /d????w/

Rhymes: -??l

Verb

drawl (third-person singular simple present drawls, present participle drawling, simple past and past participle drawled)

1. (transitive) To drag on slowly and heavily; to while or dawdle away time indolently.
2. (transitive) To utter or pronounce in a dull, spiritless tone, as if by dragging out the utterance.
3. (intransitive) To move slowly and heavily; move in a dull, slow, lazy manner.
4. (intransitive) To speak with a slow, spiritless utterance, from affectation, laziness, or lack of interest.
   • Template:Landor IC

     talk sometimes a pestilence , and sometimes a hero , mostly in a drawling and dreaming way about it

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Noun

drawl (plural drawls)

1. A way of speaking slowly while lengthening vowel sounds and running words together. Characteristic of some southern US accents, as well as Scots.

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See also

• brogue
• lilt
• lisp
• twang