verb
lill
lihl
verb
1
An old or dialectal word meaning to loll, lounge, or hang loosely.
"The dog lay lilling in the shade all afternoon."
name
1
A surname of German origin.
"Mr. Lill ran the bakery for thirty years."
How to Use Lill
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishRare word; mostly encountered today as a surname rather than the old verb meaning "to loll."
Word Forms
lilled past tense, Lills plural, lills singular
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Etymology
As a surname, borrowed from the German surname Lill.