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