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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.
The meaning of LULL is to cause to sleep or rest : soothe. How to use lull in a sentence.
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.
A lull is a period of quiet or calm in a longer period of activity or excitement.
Lull definition: to put to sleep or rest by soothing means. See examples of LULL used in a sentence.
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.
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."
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).
LULL definition: 1. to make someone feel calm and make them want to sleep: 2. a short period of calm in which…. Learn more.
lulls. A relatively calm interval, as in a storm. American Heritage. A short period of quiet or of comparative calm, lessened activity, etc. Webster's New World. An interval of lessened activity. A lull in sales. American Heritage. A period of rest or soothing.