lull

Etymology
From,. Originally, perhaps in origin from la-la-la or lu-lu-lu sounds made in calming a child. Compare and.

Cognate with 🇨🇬,, , 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1)  A period of rest or soothing.
 * 2) A period of reduced activity; a respite.
 * 3)  A period without waves or wind.


 * 1)  An extended pause between sets of waves.
 * 2) * 808surfer.com forum (password needed):
 * About 2 hours in, a long lull cleared everyone out, and then it started getting a little more consistent and pushing chest ta neck high.
 * About 2 hours in, a long lull cleared everyone out, and then it started getting a little more consistent and pushing chest ta neck high.

Derived terms

 * lull before the storm

Translations

 * Dutch: ,
 * French:
 * Galician: folganza, descanso
 * Irish: snag
 * Italian:, , , ,
 * Latin:
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Russian:, , , ,
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish: ,


 * Bulgarian:
 * French: ,
 * German: ,
 * Italian: calma piatta,, , calmeria,
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Swedish:


 * Russian:

Verb



 * 1)  To cause to rest by soothing influences; to compose; to calm
 * 2)  To become gradually calm; to subside; to cease or abate.
 * The storm lulled.
 * 1)  To become gradually calm; to subside; to cease or abate.
 * The storm lulled.
 * 1)  To become gradually calm; to subside; to cease or abate.
 * The storm lulled.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:, in slaap wiegen
 * Finnish: tuudittaa
 * French:, ,
 * Galician: ,
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: βαυκαλάω
 * Hungarian:
 * Ido:
 * Italian: fare la ninna nanna, fare addormentare, indurre al sonno,, ninnare
 * Kabuverdianu: nbala
 * Maori: whakanā, whakanewha, oriori
 * Mapudungun: zikukeñen
 * Old English: swefian
 * Persian: لالا کردن
 * Piedmontese: niné
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:, , ,  , ,
 * Serbo-Croatian: uljuljkan,
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish:, lulla,
 * Thai:
 * Turkish:


 * Bulgarian:
 * Kabuverdianu: enbaladu
 * Russian: ,
 * Swedish: ,
 * Turkish:

Etymology
Compare.

Adverb

 * 1)  to stand without support (of a toddler)

Usage notes
Now mostly appears only in lullabies.