lollop
/ˈlɒləp
/verb (lollops, lolloping, lolloped) [no object, with adverbial of direction]
Move in an ungainly way in a series of clumsy paces or bounds: the bear lolloped along the path...
- Today, you will be lucky to see a jackal scamper off, or a black-naped hare lollop across a path.
- It is the site of Costa Rica's greatest concentration of national parks, and pretty much anything that crawls, flits, swoops or lollops through Central America can be found here.
- The robot puppy lollops over, its eyes flashing traffic-light green as it makes friendly jingling noises like a doorbell.
Origin
Mid 18th century: probably from loll, associated with trollop.