lull
verb (used with object)
to put to sleep or rest by soothing means.
has been lulling
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present perfect progressiveof lull (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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"And so Santa Anna has been lulling us with promises, while sending an army to destroy us."
From The Texan Star The Story of a Great Fight for Liberty by Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander) Altsheler
It has been away, perhaps, in happy scenes, or it has been lulling itself in deep repose, and then suddenly it is called to lift again the heavy burden of its daily life.
From A Rose of a Hundred Leaves A Love Story by Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
