loll
[ lol ]
/ lɒl /
verb (used without object)
to recline or lean in a relaxed, lazy, or indolent manner; lounge: to loll on a sofa.
to hang loosely; droop; dangle: The dog stood in the heat with his tongue lolling out of his mouth.
verb (used with object)
to allow to hang, droop, or dangle.
noun Archaic.
the act of lolling.
a person or thing that lolls.
RELATED WORDS
sprawl, slouch, recline, lounge, loiter, laze, loaf, dangle, droop, relax, slump, lean, sag, drop, hang, rest, flop, idle, dawdle, bum
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Origin of loll
1300–50; Middle English lollen, lullen (perhaps imitative); compare Middle Dutch lollen doze, sit over the fire
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loll
/ (lɒl) /
verb
(intr) to lie, lean, or lounge in a lazy or relaxed manner
to hang or allow to hang loosely
noun
an act or instance of lolling
Word Origin for loll
C14: perhaps imitative; perhaps related to Middle Dutch lollen to doze
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loll
mid-14c., lollen "to lounge idly, hang loosely," perhaps related to Middle Dutch lollen "to doze, mumble," or somehow imitative of rocking or swinging. Specifically of the tongue from 1610s. Related: Lolled; lolling. As a noun, from 1709.
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