lollop
Americanverb (used without object)
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British Dialect. to loll; lounge.
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to move forward with a bounding or leaping motion.
verb
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to walk or run with a clumsy or relaxed bouncing movement
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a less common word for lounge
Etymology
Origin of lollop
First recorded in 1735–45; extended variant of loll
Example Sentences
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She then told officers the pair crossed the path and went into a nearby field, at first walking and then starting to run, "but it wasn't a sprint, more of a lollop".
From BBC • Nov. 30, 2023
The Andrex Phase, when they lollop around irresistibly, kicks in at about five weeks.
From BBC • Dec. 23, 2018
But he often couldn’t express himself with grace; the large ideas tended to lollop and collapse on the page.
From The New Yorker • May 22, 2017
It's content to lollop where other shows run.
From The Guardian • Oct. 12, 2012
He began to lollop back to the wood.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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