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View usage for: (lɒl) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense lolls, present participle lolling, past tense, past participle lolled1. verbIf you loll somewhere, you sit or lie in a very relaxed position. He was lolling on the sofa in the shadows near the fire. [VERB preposition/adverb] He lolled back in his comfortable chair. [VERB preposition/adverb] Synonyms: lounge, relax, lean, slump More Synonyms of loll 2. verbIf something fairly heavy, especially someone's head or tongue, lolls, it hangs down in a loose, uncontrolled way. When he let go the head lolled sideways. [VERB adverb/preposition] His tongue was lolling out of the side of his mouth. [VERB adverb/preposition] Tongue lolling, the dog came lolloping back from the forest. [VERB] Synonyms: droop, drop, hang, flop More Synonyms of loll Phrasal verbs: See loll around (lɒl) verb1. (intransitive) to lie, lean, or lounge in a lazy or relaxed manner 2. to hang or allow to hang loosely noun3. an act or instance of lolling Derived forms loller (ˈloller) noun lolling (ˈlolling) adjective Word origin C14: perhaps imitative; perhaps related to Middle Dutch lollen to doze (lɑl) verb intransitive1. to lean or lounge about in a relaxed or lazy manner 2. to hang in a relaxed manner; droop the dog's tongue lolled out verb transitive3. to let droop or hang loosely noun4. Archaic the act of lolling Derived forms loller (ˈloller) noun Word origin ME lollen < MD, to mumble, doze, of echoic orig. Examples of 'loll' in a sentenceloll Note that I am being slightly defensive about the lolling.His tongue was lolling out and he had a tube coming from his mouth.Her head was lolling from side to side and she felt as if she had no grip on what was going on.Remote working sounds idyllic: lolling around in your pyjamas and dodging the tea run.The eyes are gone - but the lolling tongue and floppy ears are intact.He opened his cabinet door and found his colleagues lolling about like a bunch of tattooed fugitives in a Marbella nightclub.He looked in the mirror and saw that the twins were now asleep too, their heads lolling close to one another.The most important hours in any garden are the ones when you are out there enjoying it, whether gardening or lolling about.The thermal currents in this part of Turkey mean you can spend most of your time lolling around in the shallows under the warm sun.So we went through the farmyard, leant on the fence out the back and watched the sheep lolling about in the weak spring sunshine.Far from lolling around, most need to take part-time jobs to stay afloat.In the wild, they are shy and solitary, often lolling about in the treetops.But they're not missing much - this lacklustre gaggle of wannabes spent practically all day lolling around in bed.One by one the wolves crept nearer, jaws opened, tongues lolling as if they laughed at her helplessness.My teenage son and his friends were lolling on the sofa watching Top Gear while attacking a selection of biscuits.In the left foreground, we see the vanquished deer hanging from a branch, its head lolling sideways on the ground.Her head lolling heavily against my upper arm, I could barely take my eyes off her.My twin brother and I went to good schools and we spent summers lolling about on a beach in Italy. Definition to lounge in a lazy manner He lolled back in his comfortable chair. Synonyms relax lean flop outspan (South Africa) Definition to hang loosely his tongue lolling out of the side of his mouth Additional synonymsDefinition to hang loosely A gold bracelet dangled from her left wrist. Synonyms hang, swing, trail, sway, flap, hang down, depend Definition to fall to the ground, as from exhaustion She let her head drop. Synonyms sink, fall, go down, descend, droopDefinition to bend, fall, or collapse loosely or carelessly His hair flopped over his left eye. Synonyms hang down, hang, dangle, sag, droop, hang limply - logo
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Additional synonymsDefinition to be suspended so as to allow movement from the place where it is attached the shawl hanging loose from her shoulders Synonyms droop, drop, dangle, trail, sagDefinition to loiter or lounge around in an idle way She studied, and I just loafed around. Synonyms idle, hang around, take it easy, lie around, loiter, loll, laze, lounge around, doss (British, slang), veg out (slang), be indolent Definition to rest in a leaning position She proceeded to recline on a chaise longue. Synonyms lean, lie (down), stretch out, lie back, rest, lounge, sprawl, loll, repose, be recumbent Definition to sink in the middle, under weight or pressure He shrugged and sagged into a chair. Synonyms drop, sink, slump, flop, droop, lollDefinition to sit, stand, or move with a drooping posture She had recently begun to slouch over her typewriter. Synonyms lounge, slump, flop, sprawl, stoop, droop, loll, leanDefinition to sink or fall heavily and suddenly I closed the door and slumped into a chair. Synonyms sag, collapse, sink, flop, fall, bend, hunch, droop, slouch, loll, plonk yourself Definition to sit or lie with one's arms and legs spread out She sprawled on the bed, not even moving to cover herself up. Synonyms loll, slump, lounge, flop, lie down, slouch, recline, drape yourself |