loll

<font size="-1" face="arial, helvetica"> <p> <strong> <font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for October 6, 2021 is:</font> </strong> </p> <p> <strong>loll</strong> &#149; \LAHL\&nbsp; &#149; <em>verb</em><br /> <p><em>Loll</em> most often means "to droop or hang loosely." It can also mean "to act or move in a relaxed or lazy manner."</p> <p>// The exhausted dog plopped on the floor with its tongue <em>lolling</em> out.</p> <p>// It was a dreary Saturday, and James decided to <em>loll</em> around in his pajamas and catch up on his TV shows.</p> <p><a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loll">See the entry ></a></p> </p> <p> <strong>Examples:</strong><br /> <p>"Curiously, while the seals <em>loll</em> on the sand for a month, their <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/metabolic">metabolic</a> capacity does not decrease." — Veronique Greenwood, <em>The New York Times</em>, 8 July 2021</p> </p> <p> <strong>Did you know?</strong><br /> <p><em>Loll</em> has origins similar to another soothing verb, <em><a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lull">lull</a></em>, which means "to cause to rest or sleep." Both probably originated as imitations of the soft sounds people make when resting or trying to soothe someone else to sleep. <em>Loll</em> shares synonyms with a number of <em>l</em> verbs, including <em><a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loaf#h2">loaf</a></em>, <em><a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lounge">lounge</a></em>, and <em><a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laze">laze</a></em>.</p> <br /><br /> </p> </font>