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Entry 4 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Lull

/(lŭl)/ · IPA /lʌl/
01 v. t. To cause to rest by soothing influences; to compose; to calm; to soothe; to quiet.
imp. & p. p. Lulled; p. pr. & vb. n. Lulling
  1. 1.
    To cause to rest by soothing influences; to compose; to calm; to soothe; to quiet.
    “Such sweet compulsion doth in music lie, To lull the daughters of necessity.” Milton.
02 v. i. To become gradually calm; to subside; to cease or abate for a time; as, the storm lulls.
  1. 1.
    To become gradually calm; to subside; to cease or abate for a time; as, the storm lulls.
03 n. The power or quality of soothing; that which soothes; a lullaby.
  1. 1.
    The power or quality of soothing; that which soothes; a lullaby.[R.]
  2. 2.
    A temporary cessation of storm or confusion.