drawl
verb
[ drɔːl ]
• speak in a slow, lazy way with prolonged vowel sounds.
• "‘Suits me fine,’ he drawled"
Similar:
say slowly,
speak slowly,
draw out one's vowels,
drone,
drawl
noun
• a slow, lazy way of speaking or an accent with prolonged vowel sounds.
• "a strong Texan drawl"
Origin:
late 16th century: probably originally slang, from Low German or Dutch dralen ‘delay, linger’.
