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Pronunciation : Lull
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Akin to OD. lullen to sing to sleep, G. lullen, Dan. lulle, Sw. lulla; all of imitative origin. Cf. Loll, Lollard.]
Definition : Defn: 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.

t. [imp. & p. p. Lulled; p. pr. & vb. n. Lulling.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Lull
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To become gradually calm; to subside; to cease or abate for a time; as, the storm lulls.

i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Lull
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. The power or quality of soothing; that which soothes; a lullaby. [R.] Young.

2. A temporary cessation of storm or confusion.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

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