drawl /dɹɔːl/verb 4noun 1forms 3 verb4 •To utter or pronounce in a dull, spiritless tone, as if by dragging out the utterance. •To speak with a slow, spiritless utterance, as from affectation, laziness, or lack of interest. •To drag on slowly and heavily; to dawdle or while away time indolently. •To move slowly and heavily; to move in a dull, slow, lazy manner.Looke what leysure the old bearded Bawd takes / How softly she goes / How one leg comes drawling after another / Now she has her money, her armes are broken. — 1631 noun1 •A way of speaking slowly while lengthening vowel sounds and running words together, characteristic of some Southern US accents, as well as Broad Australian, Broad New Zealand, and Scots. formsdrawled · drawling · drawls
