drawl
verb (used with or without object)
to say or speak in a slow manner, usually prolonging the vowels.
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
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The voice is drawling and has a decidedly nasal tone.
From Jonathan and His Continent Rambles Through American Society by Jack Allyn