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lull

/ lull /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a period of calm weather
"there was a lull in the storm"
Type of:
calmness
verb Sense 2
become quiet or less intensive
"the fighting lulled for a moment"
Type of:
hush quieten silence
Derived:
letup
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 3
calm by deception
"Don''t let yourself be lulled into a false state of security"
Type of:
calm calm down quiet
Derived:
quiet letup
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
noun Sense 4
a pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished
"there was never a letup in the noise"
Type of:
pause intermission break
Derived:
calm calm down quiet tranquilize tranquillize
verb Sense 5
make calm or still
"quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
Opposites:
agitate rouse turn on charge commove
Type of:
comfort soothe console
Kinds of:
compose pacify lenify conciliate assuage
Derived:
hush stillness still letup tranquilizer
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Semantic Complexity
58%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
36
Times Searched
3
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calmness hush quieten silence calm calm down quiet pause intermission break comfort soothe