lull
verb (used with object)
to put to sleep or rest by soothing means.
Example Sentences
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And yet, at 80 mph, wind noise is reduced to a lulling hush.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
So it was surprising that Miller’s wife, Katie Miller, started hosting a YouTube show, the purpose of which appears to be lulling viewers to sleep.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2025
It’s a mood exacerbated by every lulling re-emergence of composer Ishibashi’s searching score — which always gets interrupted, as if a plug had been pulled.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2024
He had a warm, lulling tone but played — like the concertmaster, Frank Huang, in the Sibelius last week — with the selfless stage presence of a section leader rather than an assertive star.
From New York Times ● Jun. 9, 2023
Snowfall is never known there, neither long frost of winter, nor torrential rain, but only mild and lulling airs from Ocean bearing refreshment for the souls of men— the West Wind always blowing.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
