loll
1 of 2verb
intransitive verb
transitive verb
loll
2 of 2noun
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Loll has origins similar to another soothing verb, lull, which means "to cause to rest or sleep." Both probably originated as imitations of the soft sounds people make when resting or trying to soothe someone else to sleep. Loll shares synonyms with a number of l verbs, including loaf, lounge, and laze.
Synonyms
Verb
- droop
- flag
- hang
- sag
- swag
- wilt
Example Sentences
Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2021 Visitors to Gary’s Marquette Park will soon have more to do than just loll around at the beach and gaze at the Chicago skyline. Carole Carlson, chicagotribune.com, 17 June 2021 The community takes particular pride in its Town Green, the scene of summer concerts and kids’ movies, where families loll on the grass with picnic baskets and bottles of wine. James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2021 Download the NBC News app for breaking news and politics Outside the castle, international journalists jostle for space, police ensure mask-wearing crowds maintain social distance and children loll beside their parents. NBC News, 9 Apr. 2021 The superiority of the wool, extra soft against your skin, goes beyond its feel: Its purveyors loll on landscapes where carbon-capturing practices are carried out, which aim to enhance the soil’s ability to take in more carbon from its surroundings. Star Tribune, 16 Aug. 2020 In late June, the cones haven’t yet dropped, but a few, the size of mangoes and faded from the sun, loll around beneath their trees. Leslie Pariseau, Saveur, 18 Sep. 2017 Red elastic bands loll from pegs in the cinderblock like exhausted tongues. Adam Kuhlmann, Longreads, 15 Apr. 2020 Ten plump mussels lolled in a marinade with a red-siren glow that reminded me of Sichuan chile oil. Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2020 See More Word History
Verb and Noun
Middle English
Verb
14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1
Noun
1709, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
loll
verb
J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secretsloll
verb
Synonyms & Similar Words
- droop
- hang
- sag
- fall
- wilt
- slump
- flag
- slouch
- swag
- subside
- sink
- crumple
- collapse
- drop
- yield
- cave (in)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- stiffen
- distend
- straighten
- rise
- uncurl
- unbend
Synonyms & Similar Words
- bask
- relax
- rest
- lounge
- repose
- bum
- kick back
- idle
- hang
- loaf
- goldbrick
- hang around
- veg out
- hang about
- slack (off)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- plod
- slave
- toil
- plow
- strive
- work
- sweat
- struggle
- plug
- hustle
- labor
- strain
- grub
- hump
- exercise
- slog
- moil
- drudge
- peg (away)
- travail
- work out
Synonyms & Similar Words
- laze
- lazy
- lounge
- bum
- relax
- idle
- chill
- stroll
- rest
- play
- poke
- dawdle
- loaf
- linger
- kick back
- muck
- kill time
- dally
- dillydally
- drone
- hang about
- doze
- veg out
- footle
- saunter
- mess
- loiter
- amble
- goof (off)
- piddle
- monkey
- twiddle one's thumbs
- hack (around)
- trifle
- fool
- mosey
- hibernate
- kick around
- hang (around or out)
- swan
- estivate
- lag
- malinger
- aestivate
- tarry
- truant
- fiddle (around)
- goldbrick
- potter (around)
- putter (around)
- furlough
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- plod
- slave
- toil
- plow
- grind
- sweat
- work
- plug
- grub
- hump
- peg
- hustle
- labor
- apply
- buckle (down)
- exert
- moil
- drudge
- travail
- put out
Synonym Chooser
Some common synonyms of loll are idle, laze, loaf, and lounge. While all these words mean "to spend time doing nothing," loll also carries an implication of a posture similar to that of lounge, but places greater stress upon an indolent or relaxed attitude.
While in some cases nearly identical to loll, idle may be used in reference to persons that move lazily or without purpose.
While the synonyms laze and loll are close in meaning, laze usually implies the relaxation of a busy person enjoying a vacation or moments of leisure.
The synonyms loaf and loll are sometimes interchangeable, but loaf suggests either resting or wandering about as though there were nothing to do.
The meanings of lounge and loll largely overlap; however, lounge, though occasionally used as equal to idle or loaf, typically conveys an additional implication of resting or reclining against a support or of physical comfort and ease in relaxation.