loll

American  

[lol] / lɒl /

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.

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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 British  

/ lɒl /

verb

1. (intr) to lie, lean, or lounge in a lazy or relaxed manner

2. to hang or allow to hang loosely

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noun

1. an act or instance of lolling

Related Words

See lounge.

Other Word Forms

• loller noun
• lolling adjective
• lollingly adverb

Etymology

Origin of loll

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

Example Sentences

In front next to the driver slumped a desperately ill-looking man whose head lolled strangely on the seat back.

From Literature

The dogs from every farm we went by raced out to see us past, and J.W., lolling over the wagon side, told them all about it.

From Literature

The nearly 200 people gathered on this January evening just past 9 p.m. stand on stools and chairs in the back and loll on the sidewalk on their elbows in the front.

From Los Angeles Times

When I return to our shared bedroom, Dad has already passed out on the couch, his head lolling to one side.

From Literature

He threw it on the floor, burped, and dozed off immediately, head lolling back.

From Literature

Related Words

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