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LULLED
Verb
lulled
simple past tense and past participle of lull
Source: Wiktionary
LULL
Lull, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lulled; p. pr. & vb. n. Lulling.] Etym: [Akin to OD. lullen to sing to sleep, G. lullen, Dan. lulle, Sw. lulla; all of imitative origin. Cf. Loll, Lollard.]
Definition: 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.
Lull, v. i.
Definition: To become gradually calm; to subside; to cease or abate for a time; as, the storm lulls.
Lull, n.
1. The power or quality of soothing; that which soothes; a lullaby. [R.] Young.
2. A temporary cessation of storm or confusion.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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