verb
lollop
Lollop (verb) means to move at an easy pace with a bouncing, rolling gait.
verb
1
To move at an easy pace with a bouncing, rolling gait.
"After a flamboyant snare drum roll intro, the catchy plinky-plonky piano melody is joined by lolloping xylophone and flutes."
— Neil McKim, 80 Years of TV theme tunes (2016)
"With a timid, loutish movement the great beast turned aside, then lumbered off followed by the calf. The other buffalo also extricated itself from the slime and lolloped away."
— George Orwell pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair (1934)
"Collecting the ball midway inside his own half, the lolloping Togolese striker exploited generosity in the home defence by ambling downfield and then shaped a sumptuous shot into the top-right corner from 25 yards."
— , Chelsea, Spurs in thrilling draw (2013)
2
To laze about or lie around doing nothing.
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Etymology
An imitative word. Compare loll.
Rhymes for lollop
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What is the meaning of lollop?
"lollop" (verb) means to move at an easy pace with a bouncing, rolling gait.
What are the different meanings of lollop?
"lollop" has 2 main meanings: 1. To move at an easy pace with a bouncing, rolling gait; 2. To laze about or lie around doing nothing.
