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)
3.
to allow to hang, droop, or dangle.
noun Archaic.
4.
the act of lolling.
5.
a person or thing that lolls.
Origin:
1300–50; Middle English lollen, lullen (perhaps imitative); compare Middle Dutch lollen doze, sit over the fire
1300–50; Middle English lollen, lullen (perhaps imitative); compare Middle Dutch lollen doze, sit over the fire
Related forms
loll·er, noun
loll·ing·ly, adverb
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loll (lɒl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (intr) to lie, lean, or lounge in a lazy or relaxed manner |
| 2. | to hang or allow to hang loosely |
| —n | |
| 3. | an act or instance of lolling |
| [C14: perhaps imitative; perhaps related to Middle Dutch lollen to doze] | |
| 'loller | |
| —n | |
| 'lolling | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
loll
mid-14c., lollen "to lounge idly, hang loosely," perhaps related to M.Du. lollen "to doze, mumble," or somehow imitative of rocking or swinging. Specifically of the tongue from 1610s.
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Example sentences
Urchins loll around the stage, reacting to the dialogue and moving scenery.
The pair's warm buzzes and loops served to remind dancers of dance floor fun while giving tired bodies an occasion to loll.
Loll about post-treatment under a hot waterfall in the hydrotherapy room.
Cattle that eat the fungus are inclined to loll about in shady mud holes at a time when cattle ranchers would prefer them to be.
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