lull
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.
to quiet down, let up, or subside: furious activity that finally lulled.
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.
Origin of lull
1Other words from lull
- luller, noun
- lull·ing·ly, adverb
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How to use lull in a sentence
But abruptly it intruded around corners when least expected after scenes of rural somnolence had lulled us.
As the Key Battle Looms, a Report from Ukraine's Front Lines | Jamie Dettmer | August 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Navy ships remained off shore lest anyone be lulled into forgetting how many were still in need.
Feeling like he was “one of the rebels” may have lulled Stevens into a false sense of safety.
Libya Attack Mystery: Premeditated by Al Qaeda or Spontaneous? | Jamie Dettmer | September 14, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTLulled by the midday sun and the slow steady motion of my horse, I remember distinctly thinking of nothing at all.
Monument Valley From the Eyes of a Krazy Kat and John Ford Fan | Malcolm Jones | February 3, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTFor a second I became lost in memory, lulled into nostalgia by the sensory banquet of collective human death.
The Extinction Parade: An Original Zombie Story by Max Brooks | Max Brooks | January 14, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
Sleep kindly came to some, and lulled their spirits into momentary oblivion.
Madame Roland, Makers of History | John S. C. AbbottThis is Bruges sleeping peacefully in old age, lulled to rest by the sound of its own carillon.
Belgium | George W. T. (George William Thomson) OmondOut in Calgary I was given an explanation of the phenomenon that put me on the wrong track and lulled my sense of outrage.
The Affable Stranger | Peter McArthurSoon after the tent in question was pitched, and it looked so large and new that the man of property's suspicions were lulled.
It Is Never Too Late to Mend | Charles ReadeAs there is nothing else to do it is not long before we turn in and fall asleep, lulled by the rumbling of the train.
Round the Wonderful World | G. E. Mitton
British Dictionary definitions for lull
/ (lʌl) /
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
a short period of calm or diminished activity
Origin of lull
1Derived forms of lull
- lulling, adjective
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