Other forms: lolling
To loll is to sit or lie in a lazy relaxed sprawl. Loll on the sofa, lolling in the sun, his head lolled.
It has a second use about hanging loosely rather than resting — a tongue lolls out, a head lolls to one side — and there it can be alarming rather than lazy. The word is old and its origin is uncertain, probably imitative.
1verblollTo sit or lie in a lazy sprawl.
“The boys lolled on the grass in the sun, too lazy to move.”
2verbhangTo hang loosely.
“The baby fell asleep in the car seat, her head lolling to one side.”
loll is a lounging, or a hanging.
Middle English lollen, of uncertain origin, possibly from Middle Dutch lollen, to doze or mumble.
Proto-Indo-European
*leh₂-
Middle Dutch
lollen
Middle English
lollen
English, today
loll
Built from
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.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA