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lull
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- pronunciation:
- luhl
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
lulls, lulling, lulled |
| definition 1: |
to calm, soothe, or cause to sleep, as by sounds, movements, or the like.
- synonyms:
- calm
- antonyms:
- agitate, arouse, stir, waken
- similar words:
- allay, cradle, gentle, lullaby, pacify, relax, rock, soothe, tranquilize
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| definition 2: |
to cause (someone) to relax his or her ordinary alertness, so as to make vulnerable to deception.
- synonyms:
- beguile
- similar words:
- allay, delude, mislead, mollify, pacify, placate, propitiate, tranquilize
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| related words: |
appease, calm, hum, rest, settle, silence |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to become quiet or calm, as wind or a storm at sea.
- synonyms:
- abate, calm down, let up, quiet down
- similar words:
- die down, hush, intermit, subside
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| related words: |
quiet, still |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a period of comparative quietness or calm.
a lull in the fighting- synonyms:
- letup, respite
- antonyms:
- stir, upsurge
- similar words:
- abeyance, break, calm, cessation, hush, intermission, quiet, slack, stillness
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| related words: |
interval, layoff, pause |
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| derivation: |
lullingly (adv.) |
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