Synonyms for lull
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : luhl |
| Phonetic Transcription : lÊŒl |
Top 10 synonyms for lull Other synonyms for the word lull
- abeyance
- allay
- balm
- becalm
- break
- breathing spell
- cease
- chill out
- coffee break
- comma
- compose
- cool
- cool off
- decrease
- die down
- diminish
- downtime
- dwindle
- ebb
- fall
- lay back
- let up
- lullaby
- moderate
- pacify
- pausation
- put a lid on
- qualify
- quell
- quiescence
- quiet
- quiet down
- settle
- silence
- slacken
- soft-pedal
- still
- stillness
- stop
- stroke
- subdue
- subside
- take it easy
- take the edge
- take the sting out
- temper
- tranquility
- tranquilize
- wane
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for lull
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