- Lolling
- Loll Loll (l[o^]l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lolled} (l[o^]ld); p.
pr. & vb. n. {Lolling}.] [Cf. Icel. lolla to act lazily,
loll, lolla, laziness, OD. lollen to sit over the fire, and
E. lull. Cf. {Lill}, {Lull}.]
1. To act lazily or indolently; to recline; to lean; to throw
one's self down; to lie at ease; as, to loll around the
house on a lazy summer day.
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Void of care, he lolls supine in state. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
2. To hand extended from the mouth, as the tongue of an ox or a log when heated with labor or exertion. [1913 Webster]
The triple porter of the Stygian seat, With lolling tongue, lay fawning at thy feet. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
3. To let the tongue hang from the mouth, as an ox, dog, or other animal, when heated by labor; as, the ox stood lolling in the furrow. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
