US /lɑl/ UK /lɒl/
verb Freq #74166

Meanings

  1. 1
    verb

    hang loosely or laxly

    My tongue lolled.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 verb · hang loosely or laxly droop
Word family
Forms lolledlollinglolls
Derived forms alollloller

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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