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Lull
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 3
Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. The power or quality of soothing; that which soothes; a lullaby. [R.] Young.
2. A temporary cessation of storm or confusion.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
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.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To become gradually calm; to subside; to cease or abate for a time; as, the storm lulls.