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loll

[lol] / lɒl /


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On Monday, a four-person crew took motorboat into the area where she likes to swim, dive for urchins and crabs, and loll in the kelp.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2023

Members paced back and forth in the chamber, some letting their heads loll back over their chairs.

From BBC Jan. 5, 2023

"There's a scene with Eagly sticking his face out the window of a car and letting us tongue loll," said Baker.

From Salon Feb. 13, 2022

And, consequently, masks loll on chins, hang below the nose and sometimes rest atop heads like eyeglasses.

From Seattle Times Jan. 31, 2022

As if time had slowed down as it does for the dying, I watched him loll his weight forward, sliding into an easy lope, head tilted, coming toward me in a casual arc.

From "Grendel" by John Gardner

The painting portrays a moment in an ancient Cretan myth recounted in Ovid’s “Metamorphoses”: Zeus descends to Earth, transforms himself into a white bull and lolls among the herds belonging to the Phoenician king.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

And when Harry kisses Heather, his tongue lolls out the side of his mouth wriggling back and forth like a blind worm.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 3, 2024

The plant fans and the history fans leaned in to admire the perennials and centuries-old trees on the lawns where Commander the dog lolls and Marine One the helicopter lands.

From Seattle Times Oct. 10, 2022

The dog’s snout lolls in the woman’s open palm.

From Washington Post Oct. 6, 2022

My heart pounds in my chest so loud that I think she hears it, because she slowly lolls her head in my direction, and when she looks at me, her eyes are dark and glassy.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

"I hope one day there will be a cinema, so I can go to the cinema and eat popcorn," said 13-year-old Mohammad Zidan as other children lolled in the sand, giggling at the cartoon.

From Reuters Aug. 16, 2023

His models, in defiance of traditional posing, lolled and slouched, their faces slack with boredom or fatigue.

From New York Times Dec. 17, 2022

“There’s no real formula or that much thought given to it,” the performer said during a freewheeling Zoom chat from his Los Angeles home as his boxer, Gracie, lolled nearby.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2021

"He opened his mouth, lolled his tongue, and with child-like abandon licked an imaginary cone, his diamond pinky ring sparkling in the bar lights," Kucinich writes.

From Salon Jul. 23, 2021

“You got lucky. That’s all,” he said as his head lolled forward and he stumbled even closer to me.

From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan

TOPANGA, Calif.— L.A.’s newest celebrity enjoys strolling the Malibu coast, dining on sushi, and lolling about the backyards of the rich and famous.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 17, 2025

Indeed, perked up ears with a tongue lolling does not read as scared so much as “squirrel!”

From Salon Oct. 3, 2025

Let us recall that many Americans have opted for the proverbial staycation — dutifully staying at home during their time off and lolling in the backyard rather than at a fancy resort or theme park.

From Washington Times Jul. 30, 2023

The Capri is a souped-up 1963 property with 30 guest rooms, a pool, whirlpool and grassy area often used for lolling and special events, and a Mediterranean-style rock wall dominating the lobby.

From Los Angeles Times May 26, 2022

Tongue lolling, bright, beady eyes—I swear this dog grins.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes




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