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1. (v.t.) lull
to put to sleep or rest by soothing means:
to lull a child to sleep with singing.
2. lull
to soothe or quiet.
3. lull
to give or lead to feel a false sense of safety.
4. (v.i.) lull
to quiet down; let up; subside:
furious activity that finally lulled.
5. (n.) lull
a temporary calm, quiet, or stillness:
a lull in a storm.
6. lull
a soothing sound:
the lull of falling waters.
7. lull
a pacified or stupefied condition:
The drug put him in a lull.
Etymology: (1300–50; of expressive orig.)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) letup, lull
a pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished
"there was never a letup in the noise"
2. (verb) lull, quiet
a period of calm weather
"there was a lull in the storm"
3. (verb) lull
calm by deception
"Don't let yourself be lulled into a false state of security"
4. (verb) lull, calm down
become quiet or less intensive
"the fighting lulled for a moment"
5. (verb) calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still
make calm or still
"quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) lull
the power or quality of soothing; that which soothes; a lullaby
2. (noun) lull
a temporary cessation of storm or confusion
3. (verb) lull
to cause to rest by soothing influences; to compose; to calm; to soothe; to quiet
4. (verb) lull
to become gradually calm; to subside; to cease or abate for a time; as, the storm lulls
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Sense: to make calm or quiet
The sound of the waves lulled him to sleep.
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 Afrikaans: sussing |
 Arabic: يُهَدْهِد |
 Bulgarian: успокоявам |
 Brazilian: embalar |
 Czech: uklidnit, uspat |
 German: einlullen |
 Danish: lulle; dysse til ro |
 Greek: ηρεμώ κπ. ή κτ., γαληνεύω |
 Spanish: calmar, adormecer |
 Estonian: äiutama |
 Farsi: آرام کردن؛ لالایی خواندن |
 Finnish: tuudittaa |
 French: calmer, endormir |
 Hebrew: לְהַרגִיע |
 Hindi: शांत करना |
 Croatian: uljuljkati |
 Hungarian: elaltat, lecsendesít |
 Indonesian: menenangkan |
 Icelandic: sefa; svæfa |
 Italian: calmare; cullare, ninnare |
 Japanese: 静める |
 Korean: 달래다, 진정시키다 |
 Lithuanian: nuraminti, užliūliuoti |
 Latvian: iemidzināt; ieaijāt |
 Malay: menyebabkan seseorang ter |
 Dutch: sussen |
 Norwegian: bysse (i søvn), berolige |
 Polish: uspokoić, ukołysać |
 Persian: آرام کردن؛ لالایی خواندن |
 Pashto: للو ويل ماشوم ته |
 Portuguese: embalar |
 Romanian: a adormi; a calma |
 Russian: убаюкивать |
 Slovak: uspať; upokojiť |
 Slovenian: pomiriti |
 Serbian: ljuljati |
 Swedish: vyssja. lulla, söva, lugn |
 Thai: สงบนิ่ง |
 Turkish: sakinleştirmek |
 Taiwanese: 使平靜，使安靜 |
 Ukrainian: заспокоювати; заколисуват |
 Urdu: لوری دے کر یا تھپک کر سلا |
 Vietnamese: ru ngủ |
 Chinese: 使安静 |
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