loll
/lɑl/verb
loll is spelled L-O-L-L: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 70,702nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, loll means “To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in loll?
| Letters | 4: L-O-L-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 70,702nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is loll?
Loll appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 70,702nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce loll?
- UK /lɒl/
- US /lɑl/
Loll has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-loll.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with loll?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as loll from its last stressed vowel (/ɑl/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of loll
- lolls present, singular, he/she/it
- lolling participle, present
- lolled participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does loll mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease.
And think'ſt thou, Jove himſelf, with Patience then / Can hear a Pray'r condemn'd by wicked Men? / That, void of Care, he lolls ſupine in State, / And leaves his Bus'neſs to be done by Fate?
- 2
To hang extended from the mouth, like the tongue of an animal heated from exertion.
- 3
To let (the tongue) hang from the mouth.
The ox stood lolling in the furrow.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Loll in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | herumliegen, faulenzen, räkeln, herumlümmeln, sich flegeln , heraushängen |
| Spanish | recostarse, arrellanarse, repanchingarse, repanchigarse, reposar |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does loll come from?
From Middle English lollen, lullen (“to lounge idly, hang loosely”), of uncertain origin; the Middle English Dictionary suggests a derivation from Middle Dutch lollen, lullen (“to doze; to mumble, talk nonsense”), though the words could merely be cognate. Compare modern Dutch lol (“fun”)), Icelandic lolla (“to act lazily”). See also lull.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).