Antonyms for lulling
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : luhl |
Phonetic Transcription : lÊŒl |
Definition of lulling
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
- The lulling hymns were like the very vertigo that bore them away.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- She led him back to bed, soothing him like a child, lulling him with a fib.
- Extract from : « Abbe Mouret's Transgression » by Emile Zola
- The distant lawns were lulling to sleep the breezes that kissed them.
- Extract from : « Abbe Mouret's Transgression » by Emile Zola
- Pedro Montero had a talent for lulling his adversaries into a sense of security.
- Extract from : « Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard » by Joseph Conrad
- And I fancy that you will not believe, either, that the sea is lulling now.
- Extract from : « The Lady and the Pirate » by Emerson Hough
- Only by overcoming the latter, and lulling it to sleep, can he recover the eternal.
- Extract from : « Christianity As A Mystical Fact » by Rudolf Steiner
- She was lulling her to sleep, and held up her finger to me enjoining silence.
- Extract from : « Allan's Wife » by H. Rider Haggard
- You may be lulling yourselves to sleep with delusive opiates.
- Extract from : « Memories of Bethany » by John Ross Macduff
- The lulling of the wind gave the waves a chance to gather force and height.
- Extract from : « Swept Out to Sea » by W. Bertram Foster
- Just as she was lulling herself into a doze, that question seized and roused her.
- Extract from : « What Will He Do With It, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Synonyms for lulling
- 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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