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- Dictionarylull/lʌl/
verb
- 1. calm or send to sleep, typically with soothing sounds or movements: "the rhythm of the boat lulled her to sleep" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. a temporary interval of quiet or lack of activity: "for two days there had been a lull in the fighting" Similar Opposite
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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.
noun. 1. : a temporary pause or decline in activity. the early-morning lull in urban noise. : such as. a. : a temporary drop in business activity. b. : a temporary calm before or during a storm. 2.
a short period of calm in which little happens: There has been a lull in the fighting. a lull in the conversation / traffic. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Idiom. the lull before the storm. (Definition of lull from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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.
Lull can be used to describe any temporary period of calm or diminished activity, like the quiet time before the lunch rush in a restaurant or the brief period of tranquility before the doors open for a pre-Christmas sale. The word's verb form means "to soothe or to make someone feel relaxed."
to give or lead to feel a false sense of safety; cause to be less alert, aware, or watchful. verb (used without object) to quiet down, let up, or subside: furious activity that finally lulled. noun. a temporary calm, quiet, or stillness: a lull in a storm. a soothing sound: the lull of falling waters. a pacified or stupefied condition:
1. to soothe (a person or animal) by soft sounds or motions (esp in the phrase lull to sleep) 2. to calm (someone or someone's fears, suspicions, etc), esp by deception. n. a short period of calm or diminished activity.
Definition of lull noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definition of lull – Learner’s Dictionary. lull. verb [ T ] uk / lʌl / us. to make someone feel calm and make them want to sleep: Soft music lulled him to sleep. Want to learn more? Improve your vocabulary with English Vocabulary in Use from Cambridge. Learn the words you need to communicate with confidence. Phrasal verbs.
lull. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English lull1 /lʌl/ verb [ transitive] 1 to make someone feel calm or as if they want to sleep The hum of the tyres on the road lulled her to sleep. 2 to make someone feel safe and confident so that they are completely surprised when something bad happens lull somebody into (doing) something The ...
