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Grammar : Verb |
Spell : luhl |
Phonetic Transcription : lʌl |
Definition of lulled
Origin :- early 14c., lullen "hush to sleep," probably imitative of lu-lu sound used to lull a child to sleep (cf. Swedish lulla "to hum a lullaby," German lullen "to rock," Sanskrit lolati "moves to and fro," Middle Dutch lollen "to mutter"). Figurative use from 1570s. Related: Lulled; lulling.
- verb calm, ease off
- Robert's suspicions were lulled to sleep, and he ceased to be as vigilant and watchful as he had been.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- Unwilling to be disturbed, I readily believed all that lulled me in my security.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- They are enchanted by other charms, and lulled into dangerous repose by other music!
- Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II » by Francis Augustus Cox
- The crowd went off quietly, as if weariness had lulled all its passions.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- The wind had lulled, but there still rolled high a most unusual ocean.
- Extract from : « The Cruise of the Dry Dock » by T. S. Stribling
- Now all these aches and agonies of the past were lulled by the surge of tired muscles.
- Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown
- What disaster might come from it to her or to the earth, her lulled brain did not consider.
- Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown
- All this had to be lulled at all costs and without loss of time.
- Extract from : « Under Western Eyes » by Joseph Conrad
- Yet Mr Proctor was not lulled into incaution by this seeming calm.
- Extract from : « The Rector » by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
- We have lulled ourselves to sleep with this fatalism, and what is the result?
- Extract from : « Masterpieces of Negro Eloquence » by Various
Synonyms for lulled
- abate
- allay
- balm
- becalm
- cease
- chill out
- compose
- cool
- cool off
- decrease
- die down
- diminish
- dwindle
- ebb
- fall
- hush
- lay back
- let up
- lullaby
- moderate
- pacify
- put a lid on
- qualify
- quell
- quiet
- quiet down
- settle
- slacken
- soft-pedal
- soothe
- still
- stroke
- subdue
- subside
- take it easy
- take the edge
- take the sting out
- temper
- tranquilize
- wane
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