lall
[ lal ]
verb (used without object)
to make imperfect l- or r-sounds, or both, often by substituting a w-like sound for r or l or a y-like sound for l.
Origin of lall
1First recorded in 1875–80; imitative; see lallation
Words Nearby lall
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How to use lall in a sentence
But the insult he had received never left the mind of Brij lall.
Confessions of a Thug | Philip Meadows TaylorYet bear to Mohun lall my hate, and the curses of a dying man.
Confessions of a Thug | Philip Meadows TaylorThe day following, lall Sing came in with 10,000 of his troops and surrendered.
Ten Years in India | W.J.D. GouldSuch was the name of Jooteepersd's garden-house, in which lall Singh then resided.
Wanderings in India | John LangThis was repeated several times, on every refusal to tell to Brij lall what he desired to know.
Confessions of a Thug | Philip Meadows Taylor
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