lull

Definitions


[lʌl], (Verb)

Definitions:
- calm or send to sleep, typically with soothing sounds or movements
(e.g: the rhythm of the boat lulled her to sleep)


Phrases:

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


[lʌl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a temporary interval of quiet or lack of activity
(e.g: for two days there had been a lull in the fighting)


Phrases:

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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