lall

American  

[lal] / læl /

verb (used without object)

1. to make imperfect l- or r- sounds, or both, often by substituting a w- like sound for r or l or a y- like sound for l.

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Etymology

Origin of lall

First recorded in 1875–80; imitative; lallation

Example Sentences

But Noreen, eyes obediently closed, was pleading in the strange, foolish jargon of her rare moments of relaxation: “You lit and lock, Motherly, and I’ll luck my lum, just for to-night, and lall aleep.”

From At the Crossroads by Comstock, Harriet T. (Harriet Theresa)

Ah! mon Dieu! que je suis gai!—meat and sun too!—tal lal lall la!

From The Surrender of Calais A Play, in Three Acts by Colman, George

Come, shut your eyes, and lall a leep!”

From At the Crossroads by Comstock, Harriet T. (Harriet Theresa)