loll

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Then he begins to loll--for a person who can consent to loaf his useless life away in ignominious indolence has not the energy to sit up straight.

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  1. intransitive verb To move, stand, or recline in an indolent or relaxed manner.
  2. intransitive verb To hang or droop laxly: a pennant lolling from the mast.
  3. transitive verb To permit to hang or droop laxly: lolled his head on the armrest.

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  1. Middle English lollen, probably from Middle Dutch, to doze.

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  1. from Middle English lollen, lounge, limp about, rest, also flap, wag, from Middle Dutch lollen, sit over the fire. Akin to lull: see lull.
  2. from loll, v.
 

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