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   Lull

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   verb

   • 1. calm or send to sleep, typically with soothing sounds or movements: "the rhythm of the boat lulled her to sleep" Similar soothequiethushlullabyrock to sleepOpposite wakenagitate
   • ▪ cause (someone) to feel deceptively secure or confident: "the rarity of earthquakes there has lulled people into a false sense of security" Similar assuageallayeasealleviatepacifypalliatemitigateplacatemollifysoothesilencecalmsettlehushstillquellquashstifledeadenrepresstemperreducecheckdiminishquietenquietOpposite aggravate
   • ▪ (of noise or a storm) abate or fall quiet: "conversation lulled for an hour" Similar abatedie downsubsidelet upmoderateslackenlessendwindledecreasediminishebbfade awaywanetaper offlowerOpposite increase

   noun

   • 1. a temporary interval of quiet or lack of activity: "for two days there had been a lull in the fighting" Similar pauserespiteintervalbreakhiatussuspensioncessationinterludeintermissionbreathing spacemoratoriumlacunacaesurainformal:letupbreathercalmcalmnessstillnessquietquietnesstranquilitypeacepeacefulnesssilencehushOpposite activity

   Word Origin Middle English: imitative of sounds used to quieten a child; compare with Latin lallare ‘sing to sleep’, Swedish lulla ‘hum a lullaby’, and Dutch lullen ‘talk nonsense’. The noun (first recorded in the sense ‘soothing drink’) dates from the mid 17th century.

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   What is lull?

   • Lull was conceived in late '91 by former Napalm Death drummer Mick Harris (who also created the ambient dub outfit Scorn) in an attempt to create music that would stretch, if not forsake entirely, the structures of conventional music by developing and exploring sound without beats.

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   What happens after a lull?

   • Usually the cycle ends through absorption, after a lull the homes are eventually sold and the train starts rolling again. They are helping those who wish to lull us into complacency in the face of the threat they pose. Nothing lulls your followers to sleep like phony-sounding messages.

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   What does lull mean 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."

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   What does it mean to lull a baby?

   • Lull is defined as to calm or soothe. An example of to lull is rocking a crying baby to sleep. To cause to sleep or rest; soothe or calm.

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   to give or lead to feel a false sense of safety; cause to be less alert, aware, or watchful. verb (used without object) to quiet down, let up, or subside: furious activity that finally lulled. noun. a temporary calm, quiet, or stillness: a lull in a storm. a soothing sound: the lull of falling waters. a pacified or stupefied condition:

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   Definitions of lull. verb. make calm or still. synonyms: calm, calm down, quiet, quieten, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize. see more. verb. calm by deception. “Don't let yourself be lulled into a false state of security” see more. verb. become quiet or less intensive. “the fighting lulled for a moment” synonyms: calm down. see more.

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    Lull means to cause to sleep or rest, to deceive into trustfulness, or to become calm. It can also be a noun for a short period of calm or diminished activity. See synonyms, translations, and usage examples.