drawl

Short definition from Wiktionary

Verb

1. 1
   To drag on slowly and heavily; to dawdle or while away time indolently.
2. 2
   To utter or pronounce in a dull, spiritless tone, as if by dragging out the utterance.
3. 3
   To move slowly and heavily; to move in a dull, slow, lazy manner.
4. 4
   To speak with a slow, spiritless utterance, as from affectation, laziness, or lack of interest.

Noun

1. 1
   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.