/dɹɔːl/
noun
A way of speaking slowly while lengthening vowel sounds and running words together. Characteristic of some southern US accents, as well as Scots.verb
To drag on slowly and heavily; to while or dawdle away time indolently.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 speak with a slow, spiritless utterance, from affectation, laziness, or lack of interest.