lull
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
noun
Origin of lull
Related Words for lull
layoff, letup, hiatus, breather, hush, calmness, respite, time-out, soothe, tranquility, stop, quiet, break, quiescence, stillness, comma, abeyance, downtime, silence, lullabyExamples from the Web for lull
Contemporary Examples of lull
For now, even the tragedy that left many local people in shock and heartbroken has not brought on a lull in the fighting.
But during that lull period, were you concerned that Disney was losing its mojo?
The ‘Maleficent’ Screenwriter Also Wrote ‘The Lion King’ and ‘Beauty and the Beast’Kevin Fallon
June 1, 2014
“All right,” the Colonel would say whenever there was a lull.
Since then, there has been a lull in the fitness game genre.
Following a lull in the shooting, Murphy came out and looked in the direction where he expected to see the shooter.
15 Rounds and Still Talking: Lt. Brian Murphy’s Story of the Oak Creek MassacreSimran Jeet Singh
August 5, 2013
Historical Examples of lull
But the lull in the music had started conversation in other parts of the room.
Ester Ried Yet SpeakingIsabella Alden
At last there was a lull in the monologue and I arose and said I must be going.
City of Endless NightMilo Hastings
But a lull in a newspaper office is seldom of long duration.
Jennie Baxter, JournalistRobert Barr
In the lull of drinking, Madden lifted his water to his friend.
The Cruise of the Dry DockT. S. Stribling
The lull in naval construction, however, was of short duration.