loll

loll
loller, n.lollingly, adv.
/lol/, v.i.
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.
v.t.
3. to allow to hang, droop, or dangle.
n. Archaic.
4. the act of lolling.
5. a person or thing that lolls.
[1300-50; ME lollen, lullen (perh. imit.); cf. MD lollen doze, sit over the fire]

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  • Loll — (l[o^]l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lolled} (l[o^]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lolling}.] [Cf. Icel. lolla to act lazily, loll, lolla, laziness, OD. lollen to sit over the fire, and E. lull. Cf. {Lill}, {Lull}.] 1. To act lazily or indolently; to recline; to …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Loll — ist der Name verschiedener Personen: Renate Loll (* 1962), deutsche theoretische Physikerin Sven Loll (* 1964), deutscher Judoka Wilfried Loll (* 1945), deutscher Schauspieler Diese Seite ist eine Begri …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • loll´er — loll «lol», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to recline or lean in a lazy manner; »to loll on a sofa. 2. to hang loosely or droop; dangle: »A dog s tongue lolls out in hot weather. ... babies with their little round heads lolling forward (George Eliot). –v.t …   Useful english dictionary

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  • loll — [lɔl US la:l] v [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Probably copying the action] 1.) [I always + adverb/preposition] to sit or lie in a very lazy and relaxed way = ↑lounge loll around/about/beside etc ▪ He lolled back in his chair. 2.) [I and T] if your… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Loll — Loll, v. t. To let hang from the mouth, as the tongue. [1913 Webster] Fierce tigers couched around and lolled their fawning tongues. Dryden. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • loll — [ lal ] verb intransitive 1. ) to sit, stand, or lie in a relaxed position: loll back/around etc.: I spent the day lolling around on the sofa watching TV. 2. ) if your tongue or your head lolls, it hangs down in an uncontrolled way …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • loll — loll·er; loll; …   English syllables

  • loll — (v.) 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. Related: Lolled; lolling. As a noun, from 1709 …   Etymology dictionary

  • loll — *idle, loaf, lounge, laze Analogous words: relax, rest, repose (see corresponding nouns at REST): lean, incline (see SLANT vb) …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • loll — [v] lay sprawled bum, dangle, dawdle, droop, drop, flap, flop, goof off, hang, hang loose, idle, laze, lean, loaf, loiter, lounge, recline, relax, rest, sag, slouch, slump, sprawl; concepts 154,210 Ant. sit up straight …   New thesaurus

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