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lull definition

lull (lul)

transitive verb

  1. to calm or soothe by gentle sound or motion
    chiefly in lull to sleep
  2. to bring into a specified condition by soothing and reassuring to lull people into a false sense of security
  3. to make less intense; quiet; allay to lull one's fears

Etymology: ME lullen, of echoic orig.

intransitive verb

to become calm

noun

a short period of quiet or of comparative calm, lessened activity, etc.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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