loll

[ lol ]

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.

noun

, Archaic.

1. the act of lolling.
2. a person or thing that lolls.

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

Derived Forms

• ˈlolling, adjective
• ˈloller, noun

Other Words From

• loller noun
• lolling·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of loll¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of loll¹

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

Synonym Study

See lounge.

Example Sentences

That seesawing piano riff on the soundtrack could be rain droplets or an improvisatory theme for a couple lolling around an open-air market trying on sunglasses.

From Los Angeles Times

As we leave the training ground, the exhausted soldiers loll on the ground - water bottle and cigarette in hand for many.

From BBC

And when Harry kisses Heather, his tongue lolls out the side of his mouth wriggling back and forth like a blind worm.

From Los Angeles Times

He lolled and squealed, and I untied my apron.

From Literature

Wouldn’t our tongues loll back into our throats?

From New York Times

Related Words

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