lolled

past tense of loll
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as in drooped
to be limp from lack of water or vigor the heads of the flowers lolled on their stems in the blistering heat

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Recent Examples of lolled The break was long and torturous for fans but clearly restorative for Styles, who lolled in the Italian countryside with Alessandro Michele, bonded with a new niece, and found himself unassumingly among the masses in the Vatican when the conclave elected Pope Leo XIV last June. Michelle Ruiz, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2026 Ted, Janey and I lolled on an old carpet in the back. Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lolled
Verb
  • The man raised his arms to a figure in the branches, a woman whose head drooped, hair loose, wet, falling forward across her face, her breasts.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
  • The chickens stomp with swift feet like an Irish step dancer, keeping their tails erect and wings drooped.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 29 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Both teams rested their starters to stay healthy for the regular season.
    ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Flintoff, Paddy McGuinness and Chris Harris hosted the show before it was rested.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Laughing, smoking cigarettes, and sipping bottles of Red Stripe, numerous packs of Black folks lounged around the joint.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Emily Ratajkowski lounged on a beach in Spain with her 5-year-old son Sylvester Apollo Bear wearing a tiny animal print bikini.
    Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 23 July 2026
Verb
  • Debris hung from tree branches and wires, vehicles were buried and some stunned survivors were caked in mud.
    Niranjan Shrestha, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The living room’s vintage Fortuny drapes are the exception that proves the rule, spotted by Higgins in a Newport consignment shop mid-vacation and hung exactly as found.
    Caroline Randall Williams, Architectural Digest, 27 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Heidi Klum basked in the sunshine while on vacation with family.
    Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Perez basked in the spotlight after setting the franchise mark with his 318th career home run.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026
Verb
  • The pigs that would soon enough become lunch lazed in the compost-pile mud in front of a five-star-hotel-worthy view of the Cretan Sea.
    Shannon McMahon, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 July 2026
  • Further on, sandy-colored cows lazed in the mid-morning sun.
    Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Officers quickly converged to help subdue the teen, with Merks pulling the gun from the backside of his jeans, which had sagged below his mid-thigh.
    Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Flags sagged in the rain and translucent ponchos billowed in the wind, but the sound of bagpipes and a booming sousaphone kept the crowd moving.
    Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • For example, the customs around attire at the theater have relaxed quite a bit.
    Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026
  • In one photo, Osbourne relaxed on a lounge chair in a leopard-print one-piece swimsuit while soaking up the sun.
    Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2026

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“Lolled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lolled. Accessed 31 Aug. 2026.

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