loll
to allow to hang, droop, or dangle.
the act of lolling.
a person or thing that lolls.
Origin of loll
1synonym study For loll
Other words from loll
- loller, noun
- loll·ing·ly, adverb
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How to use loll in a sentence
But mostly, Gabe lolls around his home in Columbia, S.C., occasionally rousing himself to chase a squirrel.
Back Home, Service Dogs Sleep in Beds—and Sniff the Sofa for Mines | Sandra McElwaine | September 23, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTOne lolls about and sleeps all day long, and one's liver gets like a Strasburg goose's and plays Old Harry with one's temper.
Simon the Jester | William J. LockeThe broken Roman tomb which lolls right over the garden track does not fall on me as I slip under its massive tilt.
Sea and Sardinia | D. H. LawrenceHe lolls in an easy posture on his tomb, with one leg crossed lightly over the other, to denote that he was a Crusader.
Passages From the English Notebooks, Volume 2 | Nathaniel HawthorneThe king lolls on a Persian couch with a litter of spaniel puppies on one side and the French woman on the other.
Heralds of Empire | Agnes C. Laut
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
/ (lɒl) /
(intr) to lie, lean, or lounge in a lazy or relaxed manner
to hang or allow to hang loosely
an act or instance of lolling
Origin of loll
1Derived forms of loll
- loller, noun
- lolling, adjective
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