/ drɔːl; NAmE / verb
to speak or say sth slowly with vowel sounds that are longer than usual :
[ v speech ]
'Hi there!' she drawled lazily.
[ v ]
He had a smooth drawling voice.
[also vn ]
► drawl noun [ sing. ]:
She spoke in a slow southern drawl.
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent.: probably originally slang, from Low German or Dutch dralen delay, linger.