Meaning

4 senses
  1. A period of rest or soothing.

    зати́шьеzatíšʹje, переры́вpererýv, па́узаpáuza

    a period of calm weather

  2. A period of reduced activity; a respite.

  3. A period without waves or wind.

    Windstille, Flaute

    штильštilʹ

  4. An extended pause between sets of waves.

    зати́шьеzatíšʹje

Examples

19 sentences
  1. The sound of crickets chirping and frogs croaking lulls me to sleep.

    Сюрчання цвіркунів та квакання жаб мене заколисують. — deniko

    ruСтрекотание сверчков и кваканье лягушек меня усыпляют. — Wezel

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  2. The sweet lulling beauty of the birch.

  3. Don't be lulled into a false sense of security.

    deLassen Sie sich nicht in trügerischer Sicherheit wiegen! — Yorwba

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  4. The murmur of the brook lulls me to sleep.

    ruЖурчание ручья усыпляет меня. — Wezel

    deDas Plätschern des Bachs schläfert mich ein. — Yorwba

  5. The sound of the stream lulled me to sleep.

    ruЗвук ручья усыпил меня. — fjay69

Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
a period of rest:
a period without waves or wind.:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a period without waves or wind.:

Origin

From Middle English lullen, lollen. Originally, perhaps expressive in origin from la-la-la

From Middle English lullen, lollen. Originally, perhaps expressive in origin from la-la-la or lu-lu-lu sounds made in calming a child. Compare Finnish laulaa (“to sing”) and Hiligaynon lala (“to sing a lullaby”).

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Forms

plural: lulls
Singularlull
Plurallulls

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a period of calm weather:quiet
  • a pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished:letup

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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