[
US
/ˈɫəɫ/
]
[ UK /lˈʌl/ ]
[ UK /lˈʌl/ ]
NOUN
-
a period of calm weather
there was a lull in the storm -
a pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished
there was never a letup in the noise
VERB
-
calm by deception
Don't let yourself be lulled into a false state of security -
make calm or still
quiet the dragons of worry and fear -
become quiet or less intensive
the fighting lulled for a moment
How To Use lull In A Sentence
- The rocking motion of the treadle and the gentle clacking of the machine often lulled the restless child.
- One of the earliest lullabies in English was written during the time of King Edward II of England in the 14th century.
- Very few of us had seen a Lully opera in real life, said harpsichordist Dongsuk Shin. Historic Opera Fit for Kings County
- According to this Wisconsin whitetail fanatic, the lull is a fine time to take a buck, and the many big deer he's tagged during this period are proof. How to Find Trophy Bucks in the Early October Lull
- And he took the wand wherewith he lulls the eyes of whomso he will, while others again he even wakes from out of sleep. Book V
- The opening vignette, ‘Lullaby for a Broken Dog’ is simple piano tinklings and a man's spoken words over the hiss and pop of a needle on an old record.
- The music is the best thing about the film, which includes spirituals, work songs, a lullaby, and a great sequence in a saloon with honky-tonk jazz.
- It contains, among other things of merit, a lullaby, called "Sleep, Little Tulip," with a remarkably artistic and effective pedal-point on two notes (the submediant and the dominant) sustained through the entire song with a fine fidelity to the words and the lullaby spirit; a "Nocturne" in which Nevin has revealed an unsuspected voluptuousness in Mr. Aldrich 'little lyric, and has written a song of irresistible climaxes. Contemporary American Composers Being a Study of the Music of This Country, Its Present Conditions and Its Future, with Critical Estimates and Biographies of the Principal Living Composers; and an Abundance of Portraits, Fac-simile Musical Autographs, and
- We don't have another play lined up but we've had dark periods before where we've had a lull between productions.
- Despite this temporary lull in visitation, the demographics of wilderness visitors continued to change.