lull

L0285000 (lŭl)v. lulled, lull·ing, lulls v.tr.1. To cause to sleep or rest; soothe or calm: The sound of the waves lulled me to sleep.2. To deceive into trustfulness: "that honeyed charm that he used so effectively to lull his victims" (S.J. Perelman).v.intr. To become calm: The wind finally lulled.n.1. A relatively calm interval, as in a storm.2. An interval of lessened activity: a lull in sales.

[Middle English lullen, possibly of Low German origin.]

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(lʌl) vb1. to soothe (a person or animal) by soft sounds or motions (esp in the phrase lull to sleep)2. to calm (someone or someone's fears, suspicions, etc), esp by deceptionna short period of calm or diminished activity[C14: possibly imitative of crooning sounds; related to Middle Low German lollen to soothe, Middle Dutch lollen to talk drowsily, mumble] ˈlulling adj

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(lʌl)
v.t. 1. to put to sleep or rest by soothing means: to lull a child to sleep with singing. 2. to soothe or quiet. 3. to give or lead to feel a false sense of safety. v.i. 4. to quiet down; let up; subside: furious activity that finally lulled. n. 5. a temporary calm, quiet, or stillness: a lull in a storm. 6. a soothing sound: the lull of falling waters. 7. a pacified or stupefied condition: The drug put him in a lull. [1300–50; of expressive orig.] lull′er, n.

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Past participle: lulled
Gerund: lulling

Imperative
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lull

Present
I lull
you lull
he/she/it lulls
we lull
you lull
they lull

Preterite
I lulled
you lulled
he/she/it lulled
we lulled
you lulled
they lulled

Present Continuous
I am lulling
you are lulling
he/she/it is lulling
we are lulling
you are lulling
they are lulling

Present Perfect
I have lulled
you have lulled
he/she/it has lulled
we have lulled
you have lulled
they have lulled

Past Continuous
I was lulling
you were lulling
he/she/it was lulling
we were lulling
you were lulling
they were lulling

Past Perfect
I had lulled
you had lulled
he/she/it had lulled
we had lulled
you had lulled
they had lulled

Future
I will lull
you will lull
he/she/it will lull
we will lull
you will lull
they will lull

Future Perfect
I will have lulled
you will have lulled
he/she/it will have lulled
we will have lulled
you will have lulled
they will have lulled

Future Continuous
I will be lulling
you will be lulling
he/she/it will be lulling
we will be lulling
you will be lulling
they will be lulling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been lulling
you have been lulling
he/she/it has been lulling
we have been lulling
you have been lulling
they have been lulling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been lulling
you will have been lulling
he/she/it will have been lulling
we will have been lulling
you will have been lulling
they will have been lulling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been lulling
you had been lulling
he/she/it had been lulling
we had been lulling
you had been lulling
they had been lulling

Conditional
I would lull
you would lull
he/she/it would lull
we would lull
you would lull
they would lull

Past Conditional
I would have lulled
you would have lulled
he/she/it would have lulled
we would have lulled
you would have lulled
they would have lulled

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lull - a pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished; "there was never a letup in the noise"letuppause, suspension, intermission, interruption, break - a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
	2.	lull - a period of calm weather; "there was a lull in the storm"quietcalmness - an absence of strong winds or rain
Verb	1.	lull - calm by deception; "Don't let yourself be lulled into a false state of security"calm, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize, calm down, quiet, quieten, lull - make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
	2.	lull - become quiet or less intensive; "the fighting lulled for a moment"calm downsilence, still, hush, hush up, quieten, shut up - cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!"
	3.	lull - make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"calm, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize, calm down, quiet, quietenlull - calm by deception; "Don't let yourself be lulled into a false state of security"compose - calm (someone, especially oneself); make quiet; "She had to compose herself before she could reply to this terrible insult"appease, assuage, conciliate, gentle, gruntle, lenify, mollify, pacify, placate - cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer"reassure, assure - cause to feel sure; give reassurance to; "The airline tried to reassure the customers that the planes were safe"comfort, console, solace, soothe - give moral or emotional strength to

lull

noun1. respite, pause, quiet, silence, calm, hush, tranquillity, stillness, let-up (informal), calmness a lull in the conversationverb1. calm, soothe, subdue, still, quiet, compose, hush, quell, allay, pacify, lullaby, tranquillize, rock to sleep It is easy to be lulled into a false sense of security.

lull

verbTo make or become calm:allay, balm, becalm, calm (down), quiet, settle, still, tranquilize.nounAn absence of motion or disturbance:calm, calmness, hush, peace, peacefulness, placidity, placidness, quiet, quietness, serenity, stillness, tranquillity, untroubledness.

Translations

使安静暂停

lull

(lal) verb to make calm or quiet. The sound of the waves lulled him to sleep.使安静 noun a temporary period of calm. 暂停

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lull (one) into (something)

To cause one to fail to be aware of the risks, dangers, or true reality of a situation. Installing cameras at home lulled me into a false sense of security—our house still ended up getting robbed. A: "I can't believe you were able to unseat the valedictorian!" B: "I think three years of accolades lulled her into complacency."See also: lull

lull (one) into a false sense of security

To cause one to feel safe and secure in a situation that poses risks or dangers. Installing cameras at home lulled me into a false sense of security—our house still ended up getting robbed. A: "I can't believe you were able to unseat the valedictorian!" B: "I think three years of accolades lulled her into a false sense of security."See also: false, lull, of, security, sense

lull before the storm

A period of inactivity or tranquility before something chaotic begins. Likened to a literal period of calm before a storm begins. Oh, this is the lull before the storm—the dinner rush will turn this place into a mad house.See also: before, lull, storm

lull (one) to sleep

To cause one to become so relaxed that one drifts gently and peacefully to sleep. The professor's calm, melodic voice keeps lulling me to sleep. The only thing that can lull my baby to sleep is being in the car while the motor is running.See also: lull, sleep

lull before the storm

and calm before the storma quiet period just before a period of great activity or excitement. (Literal in reference to weather.) It was very quiet in the cafeteria just before the students came in for lunch. It was the lull before the storm. In the brief calm before the storm, the clerks prepared themselves for the doors to open and bring in thousands of shoppers.See also: before, lull, storm

lull someone into a false sense of security

Cliché to lead someone into believing that all is well before attacking or doing someone bad. We lulled the enemy into a false sense of security by pretending to retreat. Then we launched an attack. The boss lulled us into a false sense of security by saying that our jobs were safe and then let half the staff go.See also: false, lull, of, security, sense

lull (someone or an animal) to sleep

to quiet and comfort someone or an animal to sleep. The sound of the waves lulled me to sleep. The dog's heartbeat lulled her puppies to sleep.See also: lull, sleep

lull into

Deceive into trustfulness, as in The steadily rising market lulled investors into a false sense of security. The earliest recorded version of this term referred to wine: "Fitter indeed to bring and lull men asleep in the bed of security" (Philemon Holland, Pliny's Historie of the World, 1601. Today it still often appears with the phrase a false sense of security. See also: lull

the calm before the storm

the lull before the storm

COMMON You describe a very quiet period as the calm before the storm or the lull before the storm if it is followed by a period of trouble or intense activity. Things are relatively relaxed at the moment, but I think it's probably the calm before the storm. The Emergency Department is fairly quiet, the lull before the storm. Note: This expression can be varied by replacing the storm with another storm or by adding next before storm. The fragile ceasefire may be just the lull before another storm.See also: before, calm, storm

the lull (or calm) before the storm

a period of unusual tranquillity or stability that seems likely to presage difficult times.See also: before, lull, storm

the ˌcalm/ˌlull before the ˈstorm

(saying) a period of unnatural calm before an attack, violent activity, etc: What the country was experiencing was not peace, but just the calm before another storm.See also: before, calm, lull, storm

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noun respite

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verb calm

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verb to make or become calm

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noun an absence of motion or disturbance

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noun a pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished

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noun a period of calm weather

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verb calm by deception

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verb become quiet or less intensive

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verb make calm or still

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