Loll
verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease. intransitive
"And think'ſt thou, Jove himſelf, with Patience then / Can hear a Pray'r condemn'd by wicked Men? / That, void of Care, he lolls ſupine in State, / And leaves his Bus'neſs to be done by Fate?"
- 2 be lazy or idle wordnet
- 3 To hang extended from the mouth, like the tongue of an animal heated from exertion. intransitive
"Nor thy reſiſtleſs Arm the Bull withſtood: / Nor He the roaring Terror of the Wood. / The triple Porter of the Stygian seat, / With lolling Tongue, lay fawning at thy Feet: / And, ſeiz'd with Fear, forgot his mangled Meat."
- 4 hang loosely or laxly wordnet
- 5 To let (the tongue) hang from the mouth. ambitransitive
"The ox stood lolling in the furrow."
Example
More examples"And think'ſt thou, Jove himſelf, with Patience then / Can hear a Pray'r condemn'd by wicked Men? / That, void of Care, he lolls ſupine in State, / And leaves his Bus'neſs to be done by Fate?"
Etymology
From Middle English lollen, lullen (“to lounge idly, hang loosely”), of uncertain origin; the Middle English Dictionary suggests a derivation from Middle Dutch lollen, lullen (“to doze; to mumble, talk nonsense”), though the words could merely be cognate. Compare modern Dutch lol (“fun”)), Icelandic lolla (“to act lazily”). See also lull.
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