lull : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: lull	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for lull
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lull n a pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished; "there was never a letup in the noise" Synonym(s): letup, lull a period of calm weather; "there was a lull in the storm" Synonym(s): lull, quiet v calm by deception; "Don't let yourself be lulled into a false state of security" become quiet or less intensive; "the fighting lulled for a moment" Synonym(s): lull, calm down make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear" Synonym(s): calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still Antonym(s): agitate, charge, charge up, commove, excite, rouse, turn on
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. [bd] To lull him soft asleep.[b8] --Spenser. Such sweet compulsion doth in music lie, To lull the daughters of necessity. --Milton.