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Loll is defined as to lay around in a casual way, or to hang loosely.

(verb)

When you lay around casually slumped on the couch, this is an example of when you loll around.
When a dog's tongue is hanging floppily out of its mouth, this is an example of when it lolls.

See loll in Webster's New World College Dictionary

intransitive verb

to lean or lounge about in a relaxed or lazy manner
to hang in a relaxed manner; droop: the dog's tongue lolled out

Origin: ME lollen < MD, to mumble, doze, of echoic orig.

transitive verb

to let droop or hang loosely

noun

Archaic the act of lolling

Related Forms:

loller noun

See loll in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb lolled, loll·ing, lolls

verb, intransitive

To move, stand, or recline in an indolent or relaxed manner.
To hang or droop laxly: a pennant lolling from the mast.

verb, transitive

To permit to hang or droop laxly: lolled his head on the armrest.

noun
Archaic

An act or attitude of lolling.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English lollen

Origin: , probably from Middle Dutch, to doze

Related Forms:

lollˈer noun

lollˈing·ly adverb

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