- present participle of lull.
lulling
Example Sentences
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When the curtain rose on opening night, audiences heard it as the opera’s opening number: Clara, seated on a dock in Charleston, gently lulling her baby to sleep.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
It’s almost symphonic, carrying on for almost seven minutes before descending into a lulling silence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2025
So it was surprising that Miller’s wife, Katie Miller, started hosting a YouTube show, the purpose of which appears to be lulling viewers to sleep.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2025
It was a luxury sports car, capable of lulling you with its leathery comfort, then executing thrilling white-knuckle twists.
From New York Times ● Dec. 13, 2023
Snowfall is never known there, neither long frost of winter, nor torrential rain, but only mild and lulling airs from Ocean bearing refreshment for the souls of men— the West Wind always blowing.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
