lolled; lolling; lolls
1
: to hang loosely or laxly : droop
a dog with its tongue lolling out
: to let droop or dangle
lolled his tongue out in contempt
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Loll has origins similar to another soothing verb, lull, which means "to cause to rest or sleep." Both probably originated as imitations of the soft sounds people make when resting or trying to soothe someone else to sleep. Loll shares synonyms with a number of l verbs, including loaf, lounge, and laze.
Examples of loll in a Sentence
Verb
a dog with its tongue lolling out
Her head was lolling to one side.
She was lolling by the pool.
He lolled about in his pajamas all day.
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Christine Chitnis, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Aug. 2024
The days of lolling around, wasting time, looking rested on three hours of sleep, and casually making bad decisions are gone.
—Daniel Spiro, The New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2024
Crai S. Bower, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Feb. 2024
And what is Christmas, anyway, if not an excuse to take a break from serving up hard ’fits, and just loll about in stained sweatpants until the dawn of the new year?
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 23 Dec. 2023
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Verb
Be on the lookout for sea lions lolling on the rocks, as well as koalas, wallabies, and a host of shorebirds.
—Christine Chitnis, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Aug. 2024
The days of lolling around, wasting time, looking rested on three hours of sleep, and casually making bad decisions are gone.
—Daniel Spiro, The New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2024
Noun
As a wildlife photographer, such a magical setting, where whales reliably breach and loll about in epic numbers, remains high on the list of my favorite sights in the world.
—Crai S. Bower, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Feb. 2024
And what is Christmas, anyway, if not an excuse to take a break from serving up hard ’fits, and just loll about in stained sweatpants until the dawn of the new year?
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 23 Dec. 2023
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“Loll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loll. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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