loll

[ lol ]

verb (used without object)

1. to recline or lean in a relaxed, lazy, or indolent manner; lounge:

   to loll on a sofa.

2. to hang loosely; droop; dangle:

   The dog stood in the heat with his tongue lolling out of his mouth.

verb (used with object)

1. to allow to hang, droop, or dangle.

noun

, Archaic.

1. the act of lolling.
2. a person or thing that lolls.

loll

/ lɒl /

verb

1. intr to lie, lean, or lounge in a lazy or relaxed manner
2. to hang or allow to hang loosely

noun

1. an act or instance of lolling

Derived Forms

• ˈlolling, adjective
• ˈloller, noun

Other Words From

• loller noun
• lolling·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of loll¹

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English lollen, lullen (perhaps imitative); compare Middle Dutch lollen “doze, sit near a fire”

Word History and Origins

Origin of loll¹

C14: perhaps imitative; perhaps related to Middle Dutch lollen to doze

Synonym Study

See lounge.

Example Sentences

“All good dealers and collectors look into provenance,” says Loll.

From The Daily Beast

The stones and metal rattle inEach dry and withering ear, As lackadaisical they loll,And preen themselves, and peer.

From Project Gutenberg

They either sit down on the carpet cross-legged, or loll on a sofa.

From Project Gutenberg

Women with soulless faces loll stolidly in the open ground-floor windows.

From Project Gutenberg

The pirates once more sat down and permitted their hot feet to loll overboard.

From Project Gutenberg

Did he loll in gaudy carriages, and look down with supercilious contempt on his poorer brethren?

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• laze
• loiter
• lounge
• recline
• slouch
• sprawl