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lull

noun
/lʌl/

Etymology

From Middle English lullen, lollen. Originally, perhaps expressive in origin from la-la-la or lu-lu-lu sounds made in calming a child. Compare Finnish laulaa (“to sing”) and Hiligaynon lala (“to sing a lullaby”). Cognate with Scots lul, lule, loll (“to lull, put to sleep, howl, caterwaul”), Dutch lollen (“to sing badly, caterwaul”), Dutch lullen (“to chatter, prate, cheat, deceive”), Low German lullen (“to lull”), German lullen (“to lull”), Danish lulle (“to lull, sing to sleep”), Swedish lulla (“to lull”), Icelandic lúlla (“to lull”).

  1. derived from lullen

Definitions

  1. A period of rest or soothing.

  2. A period of reduced activity

    A period of reduced activity; a respite.

  3. A period without waves or wind.

    • […] during the lull, wind shifted to S. E. […]
    • After the lull the wind does not appear to have blown with any great strength […]
    • The air under each cloud has spent time near the surface, has been slowed and backed by friction—it is a lull.
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    1. An extended pause between sets of waves.

      • It is advisable to leave the surf zone during the lull between sets of larger waves, waiting outside the surf zone for a lull.
      • About 2 hours in, a long lull cleared everyone out, and then it started getting a little more consistent and pushing chest ta neck high.

    2. To cause to rest by soothing influences

      To cause to rest by soothing influences; to compose; to calm

      • To lull him soft a sleepe
      • Such ſweet compulſion doth in muſick ly, / To lull the daughers of Neceſſity,
      • To lull with song an aching heart

    3. To become gradually calm

      To become gradually calm; to subside; to cease or abate.

      • The storm lulled.

    4. A surname.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA