In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
LULLING
Verb
lulling
present 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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