drawl

a characteristic accent of the southern United States

directly describes the unhurried pace of speaking

a characteristic accent of Texas

describes a gentle, quiet drawl

describes a low-pitched, resonant drawl

emphasizes the lack of effort and slowness in speech

indicates a drawl that is not very strong or noticeable

describes a drawl where sound comes through the nose

suggests a relaxed, dreamy, or lazy manner of speaking

used to describe the manner of speaking

used to describe the manner of speaking

to speak with a drawl as a natural characteristic

to speak in a deliberately unhurried manner

to speak slowly and quietly

to speak slowly in a relaxed, unenergetic way

to speak slowly in a mocking or contemptuous way

to speak slowly in a grimly mocking or cynical way