lull
See also: Lull
English
Etymology
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From Middle English lullen, lollen. 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 lulla (“to lull”). Originally, perhaps expressive in origin from la-la-la or lu-lu-lu sounds made in calming a child.
Pronunciation
Noun
lull (plural lulls)
- A period of rest or soothing.
- A period of reduced activity; a respite
- (nautical) A period without waves or wind.
- 1839, The Nautical Magazine and Naval Chronicle for 1839, p. 26:
- […] during the lull, wind shifted to S. E. […]
- 1875, W. G. Wilson, Report of the Midnapore and Burdwan Cyclone of the 15th and 16th of October 1874, p. 74:
- After the lull the wind does not appear to have blown with any great strength […]
- 2016, David Houghton and Fiona Campbell, Wind Strategy, not paginated
- The air under each cloud has spent time near the surface, has been slowed and backed by friction—it is a lull.
- 1839, The Nautical Magazine and Naval Chronicle for 1839, p. 26:
- (surfing) An extended pause between sets of waves.
- 1992, John Warlaumont, The Noaa Diving Manual, p. 19-19
- It is advisable to leave the surf zone during the lull between sets of larger waves, waiting outside the surf zone for a lull.
- 808surfer.com forum (password needed)
- 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.
- 1992, John Warlaumont, The Noaa Diving Manual, p. 19-19
Translations
a period of rest
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a period without waves or wind.
an extended pause between sets of waves.
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Verb
lull (third-person singular simple present lulls, present participle lulling, simple past and past participle lulled)
- (transitive) To cause to rest by soothing influences; to compose; to calm
- (intransitive) To become gradually calm; to subside; to cease or abate.
- The storm lulled.
Derived terms
Synonyms
- (To cause to rest): appease
Translations
to cause to rest
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to become gradually calm; to subside; to cease or abate
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