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Definitions for Lulling

[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 Lulling

lullsoothe, lullaby, subdue, wane, dwindle, hush, stroke, decrease, allay, still, compose, ebb, subside, becalm, moderate, balm, soft-pedal, quell, abate, fall

Words nearby Lulling

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

Origin of Lulling

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

Other words from Lulling

lull·er , noun
lull·ing·ly , adverb

Word origin for Lulling

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

Synonyms for Lulling

soothe, abate, allay, balm, becalm, cease, compose, cool, decrease, diminish, dwindle, ebb, fall, hush, lullaby, moderate, pacify, qualify, quell, quiet, settle, slacken, soft-pedal, still, stroke, subdue, subside, temper, tranquilize, wane, chill out, cool off, die down, lay back, let up, put a lid on, quiet down, take it easy, take the edge, take the sting out