Synonyms of lolling

lolling 1 of 3

adjective

as in sagging

Related Words

• sagging
• wilting
• drooping
• dangling
• flagging
• hanging
• suspended
• pendent
• dependent
• pendulous

lolling

2 of 3

noun

as in lounging

Related Words

• lounging
• loafing
• dallying
• lethargy
• goldbricking
• languor
• apathy
• indolence
• sloth
• supineness
• lassitude
• inertia
• sluggishness
• laziness
• listlessness
• shiftlessness
• idleness

Dissimilar Words

• industry
• drive
• go
• industriousness
• enterprise
• initiative
• ambition
• hustle
• diligence
• energy
• perseverance
• exuberance
• assiduity
• vigor
• vim
• animation
• vivacity
• liveliness
• sprightliness
• vitality
• briskness
• pep
• assiduousness
• robustness
• vibrancy
• lustiness
• jazziness
• peppiness

lolling

3 of 3

verb

present participle of loll

1

as in drooping

to be limp from lack of water or vigor

the heads of the flowers lolled on their stems in the blistering heat

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drooping
• hanging
• sagging
• falling
• wilting
• flagging
• slumping
• swagging
• subsiding
• slouching
• collapsing
• sinking
• crumpling
• dropping
• yielding
• caving (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stiffening
• distending
• rising
• straightening
• uncurling
• unbending

2

as in resting

to refrain from labor or exertion

farmhands lolling about in the shade and taking a break from the midday sun

Synonyms & Similar Words

• resting
• basking
• relaxing
• lounging
• reposing
• hanging
• loafing
• kicking back
• idling
• bumming
• hanging around
• goldbricking
• slacking (off)
• hanging about
• vegging out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• laboring
• working
• toiling
• sweating
• struggling
• plowing
• grubbing
• straining
• striving
• slaving
• plodding
• plugging
• hustling
• slogging
• humping
• pegging (away)
• drudging
• exercising
• moiling
• travailing
• working out

3

as in lazing

to spend time doing nothing

some members of the decorating committee were hard at work, and others were just lolling about

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lounging
• lazing
• loafing
• resting
• lazying
• idling
• strolling
• bumming
• chilling
• relaxing
• poking
• dawdling
• droning
• playing
• footling
• hanging (around or out)
• dillydallying
• hacking (around)
• dallying
• killing time
• goofing (off)
• vegging out
• mucking
• kicking back
• lingering
• hanging about
• messing
• dozing
• sauntering
• twiddling one's thumbs
• monkeying
• fooling
• ambling
• kicking around
• hibernating
• piddling
• loitering
• trifling
• swanning
• moseying
• fiddling (around)
• puttering (around)
• pottering (around)
• estivating
• lagging
• tarrying
• malingering
• goldbricking
• truanting
• furloughing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• laboring
• toiling
• working
• sweating
• plowing
• grinding
• grubbing
• humping
• plodding
• slaving
• plugging
• hustling
• pegging
• applying
• drudging
• buckling (down)
• moiling
• travailing
• exerting
• putting out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of lolling

Noun

The buck, tongue lolling, looked exhausted from chasing and breeding his doe. — Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 14 Oct. 2026

The pup, named Eba, appeared immune to being rushed and trotted behind at the farthest extent of her leash, tongue lolling, black eyes squinting in the afternoon sun. — Kelso Harper, Scientific American, 16 Dec. 2025

After a few days of snorkeling and beach-lolling, the view from our helicopter transfer to the Miavana resort on the island of Nosy Ankao just off Madagascar’s northeast, painted an alarmingly different picture. — Chris Schalkx, Vogue, 30 Sep. 2025

Verb

Okeadu slid to the ground with a thud, his head lolling strangely, with sharp, anguished sounds rising from his body. — ABC News, 30 June 2026

My dad was the king of belting along to Hall & Oates and the Rolling Stones, but karaoke there usually took the form of the residents watching, heads lolling, as the caretakers performed the songs. — Ashley Parker, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2026

After the deputies put him back into the chair, Mitchell’s body stiffened, with his legs straight in front of him and his head lolling back. — USA Today, 8 Mar. 2026

In winter, lolling is best done in the warm and cosseting spa. — Lydia Bell, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Feb. 2026