loll

[ lol ]
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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.

nounArchaic.
  1. the act of lolling.

  2. a person or thing that lolls.

Origin of loll

1
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English lollen, lullen (perhaps imitative); compare Middle Dutch lollen “doze, sit near a fire”

synonym study For loll

1. See lounge.

Other words from loll

  • loller, noun
  • loll·ing·ly, adverb

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How to use loll in a sentence

  • In the bay-window of their souls the devil lolls an' grins an' God is freezin' in the attic.

    The Trail of '98 | Robert W. Service

British Dictionary definitions for loll

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

Origin of loll

1
C14: perhaps imitative; perhaps related to Middle Dutch lollen to doze

Derived forms of loll

  • loller, noun
  • lolling, adjective

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