lull
verb (used with object)
to put to sleep or rest by soothing means.
is lulling
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present progressiveof lull (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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But this steady climb is lulling bankers, lawmakers and regulators into repeating mistakes that contributed to that crisis and cost millions of people their jobs, homes and savings.
From New York Times ● Aug. 25, 2018
They fear that the U.S. is lulling itself into a state of mind which accepts inflation as the normal, natural way of life.
From Time Magazine Archive
His voice is lulling, hypnotic, but my heart speeds anyway.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
And I fancy that you will not believe, either, that the sea is lulling now.
From The Lady and the Pirate Being the Plain Tale of a Diligent Pirate and a Fair Captive by Harry A. Mathes
For him too, the angel has chanted a song A song that is lulling and true.
From Poems Teachers Ask For, Book Two by Various
