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   lull

   /ləl/

   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
   • ▪ cause (someone) to 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:letupbreathercalmcalmnessstillnessquietquietnesstranquilitypeacepeacefulnesssilencehushOpposite 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 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."

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   A lull is a period of quiet or calm in a longer period of activity or excitement.

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   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:

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   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.