Antonyms for lolling

Grammar : Verb

Spell : lol

Phonetic Transcription : lɒl

Definition of lolling

Origin : mid-14c., lollen "to lounge idly, hang loosely," perhaps related to Middle Dutch lollen "to doze, mumble," or somehow imitative of rocking or swinging. Specifically of the tongue from 1610s. Related: Lolled; lolling. As a noun, from 1709.

verb lay sprawled

Example sentences :

But what latent speed and power lay hidden in that mass of lolling tuna.
Extract from : « Tales of Fishes » by Zane Grey

“This was yesterday,” added Marlow, lolling in the armchair lazily.
Extract from : « Chance » by Joseph Conrad

“This was yesterday,” added Marlow, lolling in the arm-chair lazily.
Extract from : « Chance » by Joseph Conrad

She was lolling on her carpet as I entered, with her attendants around her.
Extract from : « Fox's Book of Martyrs » by John Foxe

He hurried to the negro owner, who was lolling on the verandah.
Extract from : « Plotting in Pirate Seas » by Francis Rolt-Wheeler

Cecily was shabby from necessity and somewhat touzled from lolling in the hammock.
Extract from : « Tristram of Blent » by Anthony Hope

My job was "action on the firing line" and not lolling in security as a guest of an enemy!
Extract from : « The Sequel » by George A. Taylor

He sat up on his haunches listening with interest and lolling his tongue!
Extract from : « Greyfriars Bobby » by Eleanor Atkinson

How graceful and kitten-like they are, in their lazy, lolling motions!
Extract from : « Foot-prints of Travel » by Maturin M. Ballou

Prince Hippolyte was lolling in a lounge chair with his legs over its arm.
Extract from : « War and Peace » by Leo Tolstoy

Synonyms for lolling

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