The Collaborative International Dictionary
Lull \Lull\ (l[u^]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lulled (l[u^]ld); p.
pr. & vb. n. Lulling.] [Akin to OD. lullen to sing to
sleep, G. lullen, Dan. lulle, Sw. lulla; all of imitative
origin. Cf. Loll, Lollard.]
To cause to rest by soothing influences; to compose; to calm;
to soothe; to quiet. `` To lull him soft asleep.''
--Spenser.
Such sweet compulsion doth in music lie,
To lull the daughters of necessity.
--Milton.
Wiktionary
vb. (present participle of lull English)
WordNet
adj. causing to become tranquil [syn: calming, quietening]
Wikipedia
Lulling is the surname of:
- Astrid Lulling (born 11 June 1929 in Schifflange ), a politician in Luxembourg, and a Member of the European Parliament (1965–1974 and since 1989)
- Jérôme Lulling, a linguist in Luxembourg
Category:Surnames
Usage examples of "lulling".
When the tide of life beats high in two mortals, and they meet in the moment of its apogee, when all the nature is sweeping on without command, guilelessly, yet thoughtlessly, the mere lilt of existence lulling to sleep wisdom and tried experience--speculation points all one way.
Flows through those wells of light, Seek far from noise and day some western cave, Where woods and streams with soft and pausing winds A lulling murmur weave?
Sighs in the ear of stillness, art thou aught but Lulling the slaves of interest to repose With that mild, pitying gaze?
She was hanging a bedsheet, and she noticed the candy-sweet, lulling voice of a stranger somewhere behind her.
Their vibration was never a distraction, more a comfortable, lulling resonance.