The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word DRAWL , but the solution may also be TWANG which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Southern accent feature crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DRAWL | 67 % | 5 |
| TWANG | 33 % | 5 |
Why may TWANG be the right solution?
"TWANG" is the right answer because a twang is a distinctive feature of a Southern accent, characterized by a sharp, nasal sound in speech.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Southern accent feature
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- drawl
- veranda
- received pronunciation
- veld
- long
- twang
- down
- flat
- grave
- meter
- acute
- attention
Crossword Answer definitions
DRAWL noun- A way of speaking slowly while lengthening vowel sounds and running words together. Characteristic of some southern US accents, as well as Scots.
- To drag on slowly and heavily; to 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 manner.
- To speak with a slow, spiritless utterance, from affectation, laziness, or lack of interest.
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More clues leading to the result DRAWL
- Southerner's giveaway
- Speak like Jimmy Stewart
- Sign of a Southerner, perhaps
- Dixie diction
- Sound heard on the LBJ ranch
- San Antonio slur
- Speech mannerism
- Stretch one's vowels
- Trait of Southern speech
- Southern inflection