LOLLING

Verb

lolling

present participle of loll

present participle of lol

Noun

lolling (plural lollings)

The act of one who lolls.

Source: Wiktionary

LOLL

Loll, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Lolled; p. pr. & vb. n. Lolling.] Etym: [Cf. Icel. lolla to act lazily, loll, lolla, laziness, OD. lollen to sit over the fire, and E. lull. Cf. Lill, Lull.]

1. To act lazily or indolently; to recline; to lean; to throw one's self down; to lie at ease. Void of care, he lolls supine in state. Dryden.

2. To hand extended from the mouth, as the tongue of an ox or a log when heated with labor or exertion. The triple porter of the Stygian seat, With lolling tongue, lay fawning at thy feet. Dryden .

3. To let the tongue hang from the mouth, as an ox, dog, or other animal, when heated by labor; as, the ox stood lolling in the furrow.

Loll, v. t.

Definition: To let hang from the mouth, as the tongue. Fierce tigers couched around and lolled their fawning tongues. Dryden.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition