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Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : luhl
Phonetic Transcription : lʌl



Definition of lull

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.
  • noun pause, calm
  • verb calm, ease off
Example sentences :
  • But the lull in the music had started conversation in other parts of the room.
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
  • At last there was a lull in the monologue and I arose and said I must be going.
  • Extract from : « City of Endless Night » by Milo Hastings
  • But a lull in a newspaper office is seldom of long duration.
  • Extract from : « Jennie Baxter, Journalist » by Robert Barr
  • In the lull of drinking, Madden lifted his water to his friend.
  • Extract from : « The Cruise of the Dry Dock » by T. S. Stribling
  • The lull in naval construction, however, was of short duration.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of VIII) » by Various
  • This however had not the effect to lull them into confident security.
  • Extract from : « Chronicles of Border Warfare » by Alexander Scott Withers
  • With the middle of February a lull set in in this sector of the front.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII) » by Various
  • As he spoke, he was conscious of a lull in the conversation.
  • Extract from : « The Education of Eric Lane » by Stephen McKenna
  • He waited for a lull and listened, then followed the direction of the sound.
  • Extract from : « Murder Point » by Coningsby Dawson
  • An instant's lull there was, like the lull in nature that precedes a clap of thunder.
  • Extract from : « The Tavern Knight » by Rafael Sabatini

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