English Dictionary
Definition of “lull”
lull (lʌl
)
Definitions
verb
- 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
noun
- a short period of calm or diminished activity
Alternative Forms
ˈlulling adjective Word Origin
C14: possibly imitative of crooning sounds; related to Middle Low German lollen to soothe, Middle Dutch lollen to talk drowsily, mumble
Synonyms
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respite,
pause,
quiet,
silence,
calm,
hush,
tranquillity,
stillness,
let-up,
calmness,
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calm,
soothe,
subdue,
still,
quiet,
compose,
hush,
quell,
allay,
pacify,
lullaby,
tranquillize,
rock to sleep
Usage examples
How could I have let the false comfort of writing about such things lull me into exposing them?
Robin Hobb, THE GOLDEN FOOL: Book Two of the Tawny Man (2002)Thanks to the lull , infrastructure now has a chance to catch up.
India Today (1997)"I'm running around like crazy," he said during a brief lull.
Globe and Mail (2003)In the Cavan-Monaghan district, gardai reported a lull in criminal activity which they attributed to the unnaturally cold spell.
Sun, News of the World (2002)There'd be a lull , then suddenly the police would rush in with an ambulance case - a girl with multiple knife wounds, screaming.
Henriques, Nikki, Inspirational Women (1988)
