loll
Americanverb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
noun
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the act of lolling.
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a person or thing that lolls.
verb
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(intr) to lie, lean, or lounge in a lazy or relaxed manner
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to hang or allow to hang loosely
noun
Related Words
See lounge.
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of loll
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English lollen, lullen (perhaps imitative); compare Middle Dutch lollen “doze, sit near a fire”
Explanation
To loll means to hang around lazily without doing much at all. It's a great pleasure to loll about in the park instead of going to work. But your boss might have a problem with it. Loll means to droop, or hang loosely. We usually use it to describe the behavior of hanging loosely, like lolling about on the beach reading a book. Sometimes it’s the perfect word for a drooping object. If you take your dog for a long run in the hot sun, its tongue will loll out of its mouth. If you fall asleep on the bus ride home, your head might loll onto your neighbor’s shoulder.
Vocabulary lists containing loll
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Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Wouldn’t our tongues loll back into our throats?
From New York Times • Nov. 12, 2023
Members paced back and forth in the chamber, some letting their heads loll back over their chairs.
From BBC • Jan. 5, 2023
"There's a scene with Eagly sticking his face out the window of a car and letting us tongue loll," said Baker.
From Salon • Feb. 13, 2022
And, consequently, masks loll on chins, hang below the nose and sometimes rest atop heads like eyeglasses.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 31, 2022
It let its tongue loll out and its nostrils widen.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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