lull has definitions from the field of meteorology
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[ noun ] a pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished

Synonyms

letup

Examples

"there was never a letup in the noise"

Used in print

(Clayton C. Barbeau, The Ikon....)

He had n't realized that there would be so much time to think , so many lulls .

Related terms

pause calm abate ease_up

2
[ verb ] calm by deception

Examples

"Don't let yourself be lulled into a false state of security"

Used in print

(L. Don Leet and Florence J. Leet, editors, The World of...)

The waves are separated by intervals of 15_minutes to an hour or more ( because of their great length ) , and this has often lulled people into thinking after the first great wave has crashed that it is all_over .

Related terms

calm

3
[ verb ] become quiet or less intensive

Synonyms

calm_down

Examples

"the fighting lulled for a moment"

Related terms

hush letup

4
[ verb ] make calm or still

Examples

"quiet the dragons of worry and fear"

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 30045
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[ noun ] (meteorology) a period of calm weather

Synonyms

quiet

Examples

"there was a lull in the storm"

Related terms

calmness

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