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Philosophize vs Drawl - What's the difference?

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Philosophize is a related term of drawl.


As verbs the difference between philosophize and drawl

is that philosophize is to philosophically ponder or reason out while drawl is to drag on slowly and heavily; while or dawdle away time indolently.

As a noun drawl is

a way of speaking slowly while lengthening vowel sounds and running words together characteristic of some.

philosophize

English

Alternative forms

* philosophise

Verb

  • To philosophically ponder or reason out.
  • Derived terms

    * philosophizable

    drawl

    English

    Verb

  • To drag on slowly and heavily; while or dawdle away time indolently.
  • To utter or pronounce in a dull, spiritless tone, as if by dragging out the utterance.
  • To move slowly and heavily; move in a dull, slow, lazy mannner.
  • To speak with a slow, spiritless utterance, from affectation, laziness, or lack of interest.
  • * Landor
  • Theologians and moralists talk mostly in a drawling and dreaming way about it.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a way of speaking slowly while lengthening vowel sounds and running words together. Characteristic of some .
  • See also

    * brogue * lilt * lisp * twang