noun
- periods of calm or quiet; temporary pauses in activity
verb
- soothes or calms someone, especially to sleep
- causes someone to feel secure or less alert
Examples
- There were brief lulls in the conversation during dinner.
- The storm had several lulls before picking up again.
- She lulls her baby to sleep with gentle songs.
- The warm weather lulls tourists into a false sense of security.
- During the lulls in fighting, civilians tried to escape.
- His voice lulls listeners into a peaceful state.
- The medication lulls patients before surgery.