Hypertext Webster Gateway: "lull"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Lull \Lull\, v. i.
To become gradually calm; to subside; to cease or abate for a
time; as, the storm lulls.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Lull \Lull\, n.
1. The power or quality of soothing; that which soothes; a
lullaby. [R.] --Young.
2. A temporary cessation of storm or confusion.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Lull \Lull\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lulled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Lulling}.] [Akin to OD. lullen to sing to sleep, G. lullen,
Dan. lulle, Sw. lulla; all of imitative origin. Cf. {Loll},
{Lollard}.]
To cause to rest by soothing influences; to compose; to calm;
to soothe; to quiet. `` To lull him soft asleep.'' --Spenser.
Such sweet compulsion doth in music lie, To lull the
daughters of necessity. --Milton.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
lull
n 1: a pause during which things are calm or activities are
diminished; "there was never a letup in the noise" [syn:
{letup}]
2: a period of calm weather; "there was a lull in the storm"
[syn: {quiet}]
v 1: calm by deception
2: become quiet or less intensive; "the fighting lulled for a
moment" [syn: {calm down}]
3: make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
[syn: {calm}, {calm down}, {quiet}, {tranquilize}, {tranquillize},
{tranquillise}, {quieten}, {still}] [ant: {agitate}]
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