The rains entered a lull.
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Lull
//lʌl//
Synonyms for "lull" (214 found)
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Closest matches (43)
Strong matches (64)
cushionday offdeaddead calmdead of nightdeadendeaden the paindeathlike calmdeathlike silencedelaydie downdiminishdoldrumsdopedormancydowntimedropdrugdulcifydull
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dwindleeaseease mattersease offebbenforced respiteentranceeveneven outfallfissureflat calmfomentgapgentlegive reliefgolden silencehalf timehalf-time intermissionhalthappy hourhesitationhiatushibernationholidayhorse latitudeshushhush of nighthypnotizeimmobilityinactioninactivenessinactivityinaudibilityinertiainteriminterludeintermezzointermissionintermittenceinterregnuminterruptioninterval
Verb(1 words)
Related words (107)
lacunalapselaylayofflessenlet uplucid stillnesslull to sleepmagnetizemesmerizemitigatemoderatemoldermollifymotionlessnessmumnarcotizenoiselessnessnumboff-time
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oily calmpacifypadpalliatepausepeacepeacefulnessplateaupoint of reposepoulticepour balm intopour oil onput to sleepput underqualifyquellquiescequiescencequiet spellquietenquietnessquietuderecessreducereliefrelieveremissionrespiterestresting pointrockrock to sleeprun downsalvesedatesettlesilencesilentnesssingslackslackenslakesmoothsmooth downsmooth oversmoothensoftensolemn silencesoundlessnessspellstabilizestand downstand-downstaysteadystillstillnessstopstupesubduesubsidesurceasesuspensiontacitnesstaciturnitytea breaktempertime offtime outtomblike silencetrancetranquilizetranquillitytruceunderactivityvacationwanewhishtwindlessness
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9 entrieshas context
1 entriesis a
1 entriesmanner of
2 entriesrelated to
3 entriesTranslations
97 translations across 31 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- βαυκαλάω verb (to cause to rest)
Bulgarian
4 entries- затишие noun (a period without waves or wind.)
- приспивам verb (to cause to rest)
- успокоявам verb (to cause to rest)
- утихвам verb (to become gradually calm; to subside; to cease or abate)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 催眠 verb (to cause to rest)
Czech
1 entries- ukolébat verb (to cause to rest)
Dutch
4 entries- pauze noun (a period of rest)
- rust noun (a period of rest)
- in slaap wiegen verb (to cause to rest)
- kalmeren verb (to cause to rest)
Finnish
1 entries- tuudittaa verb (to cause to rest)
French
4 entries- bonace noun (a period without waves or wind.)
- calme noun (a period without waves or wind.)
- pause noun (a period of rest)
- apaiser verb (to cause to rest)
Galician
4 entries- calma noun (a period without waves or wind.)
- calma branca noun (a period without waves or wind.)
- descanso noun (a period of rest)
- folganza noun (a period of rest)
German
3 entries- Flaute noun (a period without waves or wind.)
- Windstille noun (a period without waves or wind.)
- beruhigen verb (to cause to rest)
Hungarian
1 entries- elringat verb (to cause to rest)
Ido
1 entries- dormigar verb (to cause to rest)
Irish
1 entries- snag noun (a period of rest)
Italian
4 entries- bonaccia noun (a period without waves or wind.)
- calma noun (a period of rest)
- calma noun (a period without waves or wind.)
- calma piatta noun (a period without waves or wind.)
Kabuverdianu
2 entries- enbaladu verb (to become gradually calm; to subside; to cease or abate)
- nbala verb (to cause to rest)
Khmer
1 entries- បំពេ verb (to cause to rest)
Latin
1 entries- quiēs noun (a period of rest)
Mapudungun
1 entries- zikukeñen verb (to cause to rest)
Māori
3 entries- oriori verb (to cause to rest)
- whakanewha verb (to cause to rest)
- whakanā verb (to cause to rest)
Old English
1 entries- swefian verb (to cause to rest)
Persian
1 entries- لالا کردن verb (to cause to rest)
Piedmontese
1 entries- niné verb (to cause to rest)
Polish
1 entries- lulać verb (to cause to rest)
Portuguese
4 entries- calmaria noun (a period without waves or wind.)
- descanso noun (a period of rest)
- folga noun (a period of rest)
- embalar verb (to cause to rest)
Russian
4 entries- зати́шье noun (a period of rest)
- зати́шье noun (an extended pause between sets of waves.)
- о́тдых noun (a period of rest)
- па́уза noun (a period of rest)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- miran verb (to cause to rest)
- uljuljkan verb (to cause to rest)
Spanish
2 entries- adormecer verb (to cause to rest)
- arrullar verb (to cause to rest)
Swedish
4 entries- stiltje noun (a period of rest)
- stiltje noun (a period without waves or wind.)
- avta verb (to become gradually calm; to subside; to cease or abate)
- bedarra verb (to become gradually calm; to subside; to cease or abate)
Tamil
4 entries- அடங்கு verb (to become gradually calm; to subside; to cease or abate)
- உறக்கு verb (to cause to rest)
- தாலாட்டு verb (to cause to rest)
- துயிற்று verb (to cause to rest)
Thai
1 entries- กล่อม verb (to cause to rest)
Turkish
4 entries- ara noun (a period of rest)
- sükûnet noun (a period of rest)
- dinmek verb (to become gradually calm; to subside; to cease or abate)
- yatıştırmak verb (to cause to rest)
Vietnamese
1 entries- ru verb (to cause to rest)
Sample sentences
18 total sentences available.
Where did you lull them?
Source: tatoeba (1884561)
There was a lull in the festivities as Fred was carted off to the infirmary by the emergency medical technicians.
Source: tatoeba (2125741)
Lull your baby to sleep.
Source: tatoeba (2774144)
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