lolling

The word “lolling” has 2 syllables: lol-ling.

It's pronounced as /ˈlɒlɪŋ/.


What is synonym and antonym for lolling?

In the thesaurus, “lolling” has 19 synonyms and 26 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for lolling along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for lolling

  • basking
  • bumming
  • chilling
  • dawdling
  • droning
  • drooping
  • hanging
  • idling
  • lazing
  • lazying
  • loafing
  • lounging
  • playing
  • poking
  • relaxing
  • resting
  • sagging
  • strolling
  • wilting

Antonyms for lolling

  • distending
  • drive
  • enterprise
  • go
  • grinding
  • grubbing
  • humping
  • hustling
  • industriousness
  • industry
  • laboring
  • pegging
  • plodding
  • plowing
  • plugging
  • rising
  • slaving
  • slogging
  • stiffening
  • straightening
  • straining
  • striving
  • struggling
  • sweating
  • toiling
  • working

Meanings of lolling

  • verb
    1. To laugh out loud.
    2. To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease.
    3. To hang extended from the mouth, like the tongue of an animal heated from exertion.
    4. To let (the tongue) hang from the mouth in this way.
  • noun
    1. The act of one who lolls.

Example Sentences

  • After a long week, I spent Saturday lolling on the couch and watching movies.
  • The cat was lolling in the sun, enjoying the warmth on a lazy afternoon.
  • They were lolling around by the pool, sipping drinks and soaking up the sun.
  • She found her dog lolling on the grass, completely relaxed and happy.
  • During the summer, we often spent hours lolling at the beach, playing in the sand and surf.

On this page you'll find 45 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to lolling, such as: basking, bumming, chilling, dawdling, distending, drive, droning.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

dallying

  • amorous
  • apathetic
  • bumming
  • careless
  • chilling
  • coquetting
  • crawling
  • dawdling
  • delaying
  • dillydallying
  • dragging
  • droning
  • dull
  • flirting
  • footling
  • frolicking
  • goldbricking
  • idling
  • inattentive
  • indifferent
  • lackadaisical
  • lazing
  • lazying
  • leisurely
  • lethargic
  • levity
  • lingering
  • loafing
  • lolling
  • lounging
  • messing
  • mucking
  • passive
  • playing
  • poking
  • relaxing
  • resting
  • sleepy
  • slow
  • strolling
  • tired
  • toying
  • weary

dawdling

  • afraid
  • averse
  • belated
  • bumming
  • chilling
  • crawling
  • dallying
  • delayed
  • delaying
  • delinquent
  • dillydallying
  • doubt
  • doubtful
  • dragging
  • droning
  • easy
  • equivocation
  • footling
  • gradual
  • halting
  • heavy
  • hesitancy
  • idling
  • indecision
  • indecisive
  • lackadaisical
  • lagging
  • lazing
  • lazying
  • leisurely
  • lethargic
  • lethargy
  • lingering
  • loafing
  • loath
  • lolling
  • lounging
  • messing
  • misgiving
  • mistrust
  • moderate
  • mucking
  • overdue
  • passive
  • pause
  • playing
  • poking
  • procrastination
  • qualm
  • quiet
  • relaxing
  • reluctance
  • reluctant
  • resting
  • shy
  • skeptical
  • skepticism
  • slow
  • sluggish
  • sluggishness
  • stagnant
  • stagnation
  • strolling
  • tardy
  • tentative
  • timid
  • unsure
  • unwilling
  • unwillingness
  • vacillation

idling

  • bumming
  • chilling
  • dawdling
  • dillydallying
  • droning
  • footling
  • interval
  • killing time
  • lazing
  • lazying
  • loafing
  • lolling
  • lounging
  • playing
  • poking
  • relaxing
  • resting
  • strolling

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