lull
verb
[ lʌl ]
• calm or send to sleep, typically with soothing sounds or movements.
• "the rhythm of the boat lulled her to sleep"
lull
noun
• a temporary interval of quiet or lack of activity.
• "for two days there had been a lull in the fighting"
Similar:
pause,
respite,
interval,
break,
hiatus,
suspension,
cessation,
interlude,
intermission,
breathing space,
moratorium,
lacuna,
caesura,
let-up,
breather,
calm,
calmness,
stillness,
quiet,
quietness,
tranquillity,
peace,
peacefulness,
silence,
hush,
Origin:
Middle English: imitative of sounds used to quieten a child; compare with Latin lallare ‘sing to sleep’, Swedish lulla ‘hum a lullaby’, and Dutch lullen ‘talk nonsense’. The noun (first recorded in the sense ‘soothing drink’) dates from the mid 17th century.
