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Webster 1913 Edition

Lull

Lull

(lŭl)
,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Lulled
(lŭld)
;
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.

Lull

,
Verb.
I.
To become gradually calm; to subside; to cease or abate for a time;
as, the storm
lulls
.

Lull

,
Noun.
1.
The power or quality of soothing; that which soothes; a lullaby.
[R.]
Young.
2.
A temporary cessation of storm or confusion.

Webster 1828 Edition

Lull

LULL

,
Verb.
T.
[L. lallo. The sense is to throw down, to still, to appease. Seamen say, the wind lulls, when it subsides.]
To quiet; to compose; to cause to rest. The nation may be lulled into security.
- To lull him soft asleep.
Such sweet compulsion doth in music lie, to lull the daughters of necessity.

LULL

,
Verb.
I.
To subside; to cease; to become calm; as, the wind lulls.

LULL

,
Noun.
Power or quality of soothing.

Definition 2024

lull

lull

English

Noun

lull ‎(plural lulls)

  1. A period of rest or soothing.
  2. (nautical) A period without waves or wind.
  3. (surfing) An extended pause between sets of waves.
    About 2 hours in, a long lull cleared everyone out, and then it started getting a little more consistent and pushing chest ta neck high — 808surfer.com forum

Translations

Verb

Holding in one's arms is a common technique to lull into sleep.

lull ‎(third-person singular simple present lulls, present participle lulling, simple past and past participle lulled)

  1. (transitive) To cause to rest by soothing influences; to compose; to calm; to soothe; to quiet.
    • Spenser
      to lull him soft asleep
    • Milton
      Such sweet compulsion doth in music lie, / To lull the daughters of necessity.
  2. (intransitive) To become gradually calm; to subside; to cease or abate.
    The storm lulled.

Synonyms

Translations

Etymology

From Middle English lullen, lollen. Cognate with Scots lul, lule, loll ‎(“to lull, put to sleep, howl, caterwaul”), Dutch lollen ‎(“to sing badly, caterwaul”), Dutch lullen ‎(“to chatter, prate, cheat, deceive”), Low German lullen ‎(“to lull”), German lullen ‎(“to lull”), Danish lulle ‎(“to lull, sing to sleep”), Swedish lulla ‎(“to lull”), Icelandic lulla ‎(“to lull”). Originally, perhaps expressive in origin from la-la-la or lu-lu-lu sounds made in calming a child.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ʌl

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