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lull

[luhl] / lʌl /
NOUN
pause, calm
Synonyms
STRONGEST
breather calmness hiatus hush layoff letup respite time-out
STRONG
abeyance break comma downtime quiescence quiet silence stillness stop tranquility
WEAK
breathing spell coffee break pausation
Antonyms
STRONGEST
continuation
STRONG
clamor loudness noise
WEAK
busyness disturbance energy
VERB
calm, ease off
Synonyms
STRONGEST
soothe
STRONG
abate allay balm becalm cease compose cool decrease diminish dwindle ebb fall hush lullaby moderate pacify qualify quell quiet settle slacken soft pedal still stroke subdue subside temper tranquilize wane
WEAK
chill out cool off die down lay back let up put a lid on quiet down take it easy take the edge take the sting out
Antonyms
STRONG
aggravate agitate arouse continue develop disturb enlarge excite expand extend grow incite increase intensify irritate move prolong raise rise start upset win
WEAK
energize

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I came across this piece in The Times the other day, “Audiobooks to Lull You to Sleep.”

From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2024

Lull them to sleep with 5th in NH 3.

From The Guardian • Mar. 11, 2020

“My dad was just a nice guy who did unbelievable work,” Spencer Lull said, “and he didn’t really know the breadth of his influence.”

From Seattle Times • Feb. 24, 2020

“He was phenomenal bass player and singer,” said his wife, Julie Lull, “the fact of which was overshadowed by his fame as a luthier.”

From Seattle Times • Feb. 24, 2020

Lull, lul, v.t. to soothe: to compose: to quiet.—v.i. to become calm: to subside.—n. a season of calm.—n.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

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