Lull

Lull

Verb / Noun · /lʌl/

Definition

(Verb) to cause someone to feel calm, drowsy, or less alert, especially by gentle sound or motion; to send to sleep; to cause to feel false security; (Noun) a temporary period of quiet or reduced activity after a busy or intense period.

Origin

Of imitative (onomatopoeic) origin; the sound of lull — a soft repeated syllable — imitates the soft repeated sound used to soothe a child. Related words in many European languages share the same repeated-syllable structure for lullabying and soothing. The word is attested in English from the 14th century.