loll
verb (used without object)
to recline or lean in a relaxed, lazy, or indolent manner; lounge.
was lolling
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past progressiveof loll.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Badly affected by the heat and suffering from exhaustion, the Brazilian's head was lolling around in the cockpit, but he managed to bring the Brabham home fifth to clinch the title.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2021
The little boy was at his dining room table near Portland, Ore., and Summer was lolling about on the grass in a backyard in Lake View Terrace.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2020
Online shopping was lolling at around 3 percent of all grocery sales, or about $1.2 billion, according to a survey by Brick Meets Click/Mercatus.
From New York Times ● Sep. 8, 2020
At a more recent Masters, I was lolling around on the veranda with Mike Lupica, a columnist for the New York Daily News.
From Golf Digest ● Apr. 6, 2020
Indeed Gollum had suddenly paused again, and his large head on its scrawny neck was lolling from side to side as if he was listening.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
