drawl vs squeal

drawl

verb
  • 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 drag on slowly and heavily; to while or dawdle away time indolently. 

  • To speak with a slow, spiritless utterance, from affectation, laziness, or lack of interest. 

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

squeal

verb
  • To scream with a shrill, prolonged sound. 

  • To make a squealing noise. 

  • To give sensitive information about someone to a third party; to rat on someone. 

noun
  • A high-pitched sound, such as the scream of a child or a female person, or noisy worn-down brake pads. 

  • The cry of a pig. 

How often have the words drawl and squeal occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )