lull
To cause to rest by soothing influencesTo cause to rest by soothing influences; to compose; to calm
» The sound of crickets chirping and frogs croaking lulls me to sleep.
Стрекотание сверчков и кваканье лягушек меня усыпляют. — Wezel
Сюрчання цвіркунів та квакання жаб мене заколисують. — deniko
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3 senses(transitive)To cause to rest by soothing influences; to compose; to calm
beruhigen
убаю́киватьubajúkivatʹ, убаю́катьubajúkatʹ, успока́иватьuspokáivatʹ
(intransitive)To become gradually calm; to subside; to cease or abate.
The storm lulled.
затиха́тьzatixátʹ, зати́хнутьzatíxnutʹ
(transitive)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.
- become quiet or less intensive
- calm by deception
- make calm or still
Examples
19 sentencesThe 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
The sweet lulling beauty of the birch.
Don't be lulled into a false sense of security.
deLassen Sie sich nicht in trügerischer Sicherheit wiegen! — Yorwba
The murmur of the brook lulls me to sleep.
ruЖурчание ручья усыпляет меня. — Wezel
deDas Plätschern des Bachs schläfert mich ein. — Yorwba
The sound of the stream lulled me to sleep.
ruЗвук ручья усыпил меня. — fjay69
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English lullen, lollen. Originally, perhaps expressive in origin from la-la-laFrom 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
lulls, lulling, lulled, lulledSynonyms
10 synonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle