lull

[ luhl ]

/ lʌl /

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verb (used with object)

to put to sleep or rest by soothing means: to lull a child by singing.

to soothe or quiet.

to give or lead to feel a false sense of safety; cause to be less alert, aware, or watchful.

verb (used without object)

to quiet down, let up, or subside: furious activity that finally lulled.

noun

a temporary calm, quiet, or stillness: a lull in a storm.

a soothing sound: the lull of falling waters.

a pacified or stupefied condition: The drug had put him in a lull.

Nearby words

lulac, lulav, luleälv, luleå, luliberin, lull, lull into, lullaby, lully, lulu, luluabourg

Origin of lull

1300–50; Middle English lullen, of expressive orig.; compare Swedish lulla, German lullen, Latin lallāre to sing lullaby

Related forms

lull·er, nounlull·ing·ly, adverb

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Lulled by the midday sun and the slow steady motion of my horse, I remember distinctly thinking of nothing at all.
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For a second I became lost in memory, lulled into nostalgia by the sensory banquet of collective human death.
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Even in her fatigue and in this dreamy twilight she was conscious of a latent excitement that was not lulled to sleep.
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It was nearly an hour before we had composed and lulled him to sleep, for Alice had started up instantly on hearing his voice.
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Here they rested, lulled by the eternal sigh of the ocean so long their home.
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Both are lulled by the familiar sound of the set phrase or word and glide easily over them.
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Gordon Makimmon settled into a waking somnolence, lulled by the familiar, profound, withdrawn repose of the valley.
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British Dictionary definitions for lulled

lull

/ (lʌl) /

verb

to soothe (a person or animal) by soft sounds or motions (esp in the phrase lull to sleep)

to calm (someone or someone's fears, suspicions, etc), esp by deception

noun

a short period of calm or diminished activity

Derived Forms

lulling, adjective

Word Origin for lull

C14: possibly imitative of crooning sounds; related to Middle Low German lollen to soothe, Middle Dutch lollen to talk drowsily, mumble

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lull

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

noun

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