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   lull

   /lʌl/

   verb

   • 1. calm or send to sleep, typically with soothing sounds or movements: "the rhythm of the boat lulled her to sleep" Similar soothequiethushlullabyrock to sleepOpposite wakenagitate
   • ▪ make (someone) feel deceptively secure or confident: "the rarity of earthquakes there has lulled people into a false sense of security" Similar assuageallayeasealleviatepacifypalliatemitigateplacatemollifysoothesilencecalmsettlehushstillquellquashstifledeadenrepresstemperreducecheckdiminishquietenquietOpposite aggravate
   • ▪ (of noise or a storm) abate or fall quiet: "conversation lulled for an hour" Similar abatedie downsubsidelet upmoderateslackenlessendwindledecreasediminishebbfade awaywanetaper offlowerOpposite increase

   noun

   • 1. a temporary interval of quiet or lack of activity: "for two days there had been a lull in the fighting" Similar pauserespiteintervalbreakhiatussuspensioncessationinterludeintermissionbreathing spacemoratoriumlacunacaesurainformal:let-upbreathercalmcalmnessstillnessquietquietnesstranquillitypeacepeacefulnesssilencehushOpposite activity

   Word Origin Middle English: imitative of sounds used to quieten a child; compare with Latin lallare ‘sing to sleep’, Swedish lulla ‘hum a lullaby’, and Dutch lullen ‘talk nonsense’. The noun (first recorded in the sense ‘soothing drink’) dates from the mid 17th century.

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   The meaning of LULL is to cause to sleep or rest : soothe. How to use lull in a sentence.

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   LULL definition: 1. to cause someone to feel calm or to feel that they want to sleep: 2. a short period of calm in…. Learn more.

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   Lull definition: to put to sleep or rest by soothing means. See examples of LULL used in a sentence.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryLULL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   LULL meaning: 1. to cause someone to feel calm or to feel that they want to sleep: 2. a short period of calm in…. Learn more.

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   lull (in something) a quiet period between times of activity a lull in the conversation/fighting; Just before an attack everything would go quiet but we knew it was just the lull before the storm (= before a time of noise or trouble).

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   3 meanings: 1. to soothe (a person or animal) by soft sounds or motions (esp in the phrase lull to sleep) 2. to calm (someone.... Click for more definitions.

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   lull: 1 v make calm or still Synonyms: calm , calm down , quiet , quieten , still , tranquilize , tranquillise , tranquillize Antonyms: agitate , charge , charge up ...

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   lull: noun abatement , armistice , break , breather, breathhng spell, breathing time , brief silence , calm , calmness , cessation of activity , cessation of sound ...

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    lull meaning, definition, what is lull: to make someone feel calm or as if they ...: Learn more.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishLULL | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    LULL definition: 1. to make someone feel calm and make them want to sleep: 2. a short period of calm in which…. Learn more.