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