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Definitions for Lull

[1] to put to sleep or rest by soothing means: to lull a child by singing.
[2] to soothe or quiet.
[3] to give or lead to feel a false sense of safety; cause to be less alert, aware, or watchful.
[4] to quiet down, let up, or subside: furious activity that finally lulled.
[5] a temporary calm, quiet, or stillness: a lull in a storm.
[6] a soothing sound: the lull of falling waters.
[7] a pacified or stupefied condition: The drug had put him in a lull.
[8] to soothe (a person or animal) by soft sounds or motions (esp in the phrase lull to sleep )
[9] to calm (someone or someone's fears, suspicions, etc), esp by deception
[10] a short period of calm or diminished activity

Words related to Lull

layoff, letup, hiatus, breather, hush, calmness, respite, time-out, soothe, tranquility, stop, quiet, break, quiescence, stillness, comma, abeyance, downtime, silence, lullaby

Words nearby Lull

lulac, lulav, luleälv, luleå, luliberin, lull, lull into, lullaby, lully, lulu, luluabourg

Origin of Lull

1300–50; Middle English lullen, of expressive orig.; compare Swedish lulla, German lullen, Latin lallāre to sing lullaby

Other words from Lull

lull·er , noun
lull·ing·ly , adverb

Word origin for Lull

C14: possibly imitative of crooning sounds; related to Middle Low German lollen to soothe, Middle Dutch lollen to talk drowsily, mumble

Synonyms for Lull

breather, calmness, hiatus, hush, layoff, letup, respite, time-out, abeyance, break, comma, downtime, quiescence, quiet, silence, stillness, stop, tranquility, breathing spell, coffee break, pausation