1. A slow speech pattern with prolonged vowels
   "His Southern drawl was charming to some, but difficult for others to understand"

1. Lengthen and slow down or draw out
   "drawl one's vowels"

Derived forms: drawled, drawling, drawls

Type of: accent, articulate, enounce [archaic], enunciate, pronounce, say, sound out, speech pattern

Encyclopedia: Drawl