v (transitive) To utter or pronounce in a dull, spiritless tone, as if by dragging out the utterance.
v (intransitive) To speak with a slow, spiritless utterance, from affectation, laziness, or lack of interest.
n a way of speaking slowly while lengthening vowel sounds and running words together. Characteristic of some Wikipedia:Southern American English | southern US accents, as well as Wikipedia:Scots|Scots.