lall

[ lal ]

verb (used without object)
  1. 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

1
First recorded in 1875–80; imitative; see lallation

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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 Taylor
  • Yet bear to Mohun lall my hate, and the curses of a dying man.

    Confessions of a Thug | Philip Meadows Taylor
  • The day following, lall Sing came in with 10,000 of his troops and surrendered.

    Ten Years in India | W.J.D. Gould
  • Such was the name of Jooteepersd's garden-house, in which lall Singh then resided.

  • This was repeated several times, on every refusal to tell to Brij lall what he desired to know.

    Confessions of a Thug | Philip Meadows Taylor