loll

Pronunciation: /lɒl/

The English word “loll” has 3 meanings listed here.

verb

To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease.
To hang extended from the mouth, like the tongue of an animal heated from exertion.
To let (the tongue) hang from the mouth.

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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