Meaning & use
lull
To calm someone or something, often causing sleep or a false sense of security.
See it in a sentence
The gentle rocking of the boat lulled the baby to sleep within minutes.
Low crime rates had lulled the town into a false sense of safety.
A note on using this word
Lull often implies a temporary calm that may precede renewed activity or danger, as in 'the lull before the storm.'
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A temporary period of quiet or reduced activity between periods of greater intensity.
There was a brief lull in the fighting before the artillery started again.
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