was lulling
- past progressive of lull.
Example Sentences
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Recently, when nothing was lulling me to slumber, I finally surrendered to the siren call of celebrity spiritual sage Jay Shetty.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2023
Presently he told her that the motion of the boat upon the stream was lulling him to rest, now the boat was out at sea but gliding smoothly on.
From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 03 — Fiction by Mee, Arthur
The jungle was lulling itself to sleep, and drowsy croonings sounded on every hand.
From My Strangest Case by Boothby, Guy
The peacefulness of the twilight hour was lulling his mental faculties, and the perfumes of summer's zenith were stirring his senses like music of the Nile.
From The Parts Men Play by Baxter, Arthur Beverley
Had the volume been less, it would have called to mind the crooning of the housewife by her spinning wheel or over the cradle of the infant she was lulling to sleep.
From Footprints in the Forest by Ellis, Edward Sylvester
