Antonyms for lulled


Grammar : Verb
Spell : luhl
Phonetic Transcription : lÊŒl


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
Example sentences :
  • 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

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