A way of speaking slowly while lengthening vowel sounds and running words together. Characteristic of some southern US accents, as well as Scots.
To move slowly and heavily; move in a dull, slow, lazy manner.
To utter or pronounce in a dull, spiritless tone, as if by dragging out the utterance.
To drag on slowly and heavily; to while or dawdle away time indolently.
To speak with a slow, spiritless utterance, from affectation, laziness, or lack of interest.
To reduce or diminish in amount, quantity, or extent; to lessen.
To take in the slack of (a rope).
To reduce (sail) by taking it in.
To become shorter.
To make shorter; to abbreviate.
To make short or friable, as pastry, with butter, lard, etc.
To make deficient (as to); to deprive (of).