loll

Meaning

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 in this way.

Related

Similar words

• relax, slack, slacken

Origin

• From Middle English lollen, lullen, of uncertain origin; the Middle English Dictionary suggests a derivation from Middle Dutch lollen, lullen, though the words could merely be cognate. Compare modern Dutch lol ("fun")), Icelandic lolla ("to act lazily"). See also lull.