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; see lallation

Example Sentences

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

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)

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

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