to lull

Examples

• All

• Bored, a little queasy from cake, she'd gone off to bed, lulled by the sounds from the party.

  Fiction book (1990)

• To lull us into a sense of security then whack us with a lawsuit?

  Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022)

• Those little pills in your purse are not the kind that lull you to sleep.

  Miss Sloane (2016)

• There was a feeling of such peace here that Sally was lulled back into calm.

  Fiction book (1995)

• I suspected the exchange was only a cover, an attempt to lull me into a false sense of ease.

  Fiction book (2002)

• And so now today, right now here, today, we're lulled into a false sense of security.

  Danny Jones

• Every bland detail carefully chosen to lull you into a sense of complacency.

  The Good Liar (2019)

• The baby had fallen asleep in Shelby's arms, lulled by the rise and fall of her breast.

  Fiction book (1995)

• The voice rolled on, in mesmerizing cascades of velvet, lulling her into the familiar magic of illusion.

  Fiction book (1996)

• The soft music helped to lull the baby into a peaceful sleep.

Synonyms

C

to calm

vsto lull

∞ 1.0

Make a person or animal less upset

lowers alertness and sometimes gives a false sense of security

C

to calm down

vsto lull

• Informal

989 1.4

To become less angry, excited, or upset

lowers alertness and sometimes gives a false sense of security

S

to settle

vsto lull

729 2.8

To become calm and still after movement or excitement

lowers alertness and sometimes gives a false sense of security

Q

to quiet

vsto lull

257 3.2

To make someone or something calm and less noisy

lowers alertness and sometimes gives a false sense of security

H

to hush

vsto lull

149 3.4

Make a person or thing quiet so others stop making noise

lowers alertness and sometimes gives a false sense of security

S

to still

vsto lull

18 4.2

To make quiet or calm

lowers alertness and sometimes gives a false sense of security

T

to tranquilize

vsto lull

• Specialized

8 6.8

To make a person or animal calm by giving them medicine

lowers alertness and sometimes gives a false sense of security

Q

to quieten

vsto lull

3 4.6

Make someone or something less noisy and calmer

lowers alertness and sometimes gives a false sense of security

Antonyms

A

to alarm

47 1.9

To make someone feel afraid or worried about possible danger

A

to agitate

14 4.8

To make people feel strongly excited or upset

How Calming

to sedate

• Specialized

81 6.8

to pacify

14 5.2

to soothe

75 3.4

to lull

28 5.2

to calm

∞ 1.0

to reassure

123 3.4

Surface Forms

Etymology