I. ˈdrȯl verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: probably freq. of draw (I)
intransitive verb
1. : to speak slowly especially as a matter of habit with vowels greatly prolonged so that vowels monophthongal in other styles of speech are often diphthongized (as in bin, web, bad, knob, talk, good )
2. archaic : to move slowly : loiter
transitive verb
1. : to utter in a slow lengthened tone
drawled out the hymn
2. archaic : to cause to pass or move sluggishly : drag out
• drawl·er -lə(r) noun -s
II. noun
( -s )
: a drawling manner of speaking ; often : something spoken in a drawling manner