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
  • McGowan remembers one visit when Pearl gently rested her head in a woman’s lap at a senior facility and kept returning to her throughout the visit.
    Lauren Paige Richeson, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Trying to take the lead in the eighth inning, especially with closer Josh Hader rested and looming to pitch the ninth, seemed prudent.
    Chandler Rome, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • In another photo, the 21-year-old model lounged on the floor with her head propped on one hand while wearing a pair of pastel blue heels and a cream cardigan.
    Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Once, Navarrete represented a client virtually from a hotel room, a work jacket over her swimsuit while the rest of her family lounged at the beach.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Now Arkansas will have to keep up with a Utah squad that hung 66 points and 633 yards in its own season-opening win over an FCS opponent.
    Justin Williams, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Images of the smoldering rubble, of Manhattan streets blanketed in ash and the sheets of paper that remained of so many working lives, of American flags hung from windows and car antennas, continued to fill our screens.
    Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 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
  • Without the regular hydration-and-curl sessions, my hair sagged.
    Jenny Hughes, Parents, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The alarm cut off, and the blond sagged against the open door.
    Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 24 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • But Suzuki’s two-footedness meant he was relaxed in playing between them, popping passes into the spare player in midfield.
    Aston Villa, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The Ekouaer Lounge Set pairs relaxed wide-leg pants with a coordinating top, so most of the styling is already done for you.
    Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 4 Sep. 2026

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“Lolled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lolled. Accessed 14 Sep. 2026.

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