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lull·a·by
/
ˈlʌl
əˌbaɪ
/
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[
luhl
-
uh
-bahy
]
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noun,
plural
lull·a·bies,
verb,
lull·a·bied,
lull·a·by·ing.
noun
1.
a song used to lull a child to sleep; cradlesong.
2.
any lulling song.
verb (used with object)
3.
to lull with or as with a lullaby.
Origin:
1550–60;
equivalent to
lulla, lulla
(
y
), interjection used in cradlesongs (
late Middle English
lullai, lulli
) +
-by,
as in
bye-bye
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lullaby
(ˈlʌləˌbaɪ)
—
n
,
pl
-bies
1.
a quiet song to lull a child to sleep
2.
the music for such a song
—
vb
,
-bies
,
-bies
,
-bying
,
-bied
3.
(
tr
) to quiet or soothe with or as if with a lullaby
[C16: perhaps a blend of
lull
+
goodbye
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
lullaby
c.1560, lulley by, from M.E. lollai, lullay, from lullen (see
lull
). Second element perhaps from by-by "good-by."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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It is as intimate as a
lullaby
, and as public as a parade.
All he can do is paint, knock down some rust, and accept his boat's
lullaby
sway.
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lullaby
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lullaby
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And yet, nothing could ease his agitation, nothing could be parlayed into a
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