lull
/lʌl/ verb C2- To cause to rest by soothing influences; to compose; to calm
- To become gradually calm; to subside; to cease or abate. · The storm lulled.
- To give somebody a false sense of security so that an unpleasant situation takes the person by surprise. · They lulled us into thinking we still had time.
He/she/it lulls · Past lulled · Past participle lulled · -ing form lulling
Verb forms
- Base form
- lull
- He/she/it
- lulls
- Past
- lulled
- Past participle
- lulled
- -ing form
- lulling
From the library
There is a lull at present.
When the luncheon hour drew near there came a slight lull in the uproar.
All night he was lulled by the melancholy noise of the surf.
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