The meaning of Lull

verb

Separate or cause to separate into pieces as a result of a blow, shock, or strain.

Usage examples:

The branch broke with a loud snap

noun

An interruption of continuity or uniformity.

Usage examples:

The magazine has been published without a break since 1950

noun

Former term for breaking cart.

noun

A person or animal that breathes in a particular way.

Usage examples:

A heavy breather

noun

(in greek and latin verse) a break between words within a metrical foot.

Usage examples:

The greek caesura was always much more flexible than horace’s, and english tends to treat it as ent…

noun

A pause in a line of poetry, especially near the middle of a line

adjective

Not showing or feeling nervousness, anger, or other strong emotions.

Usage examples:

She had to keep calm at all costs

noun

The absence of strong emotions; calm feelings.

Usage examples:

His usual calm deserted him

verb

Make (someone) tranquil and quiet; soothe.

Usage examples:

I took him inside and tried to calm him down

noun

The state or quality of being free from agitation or strong emotion.

Usage examples:

Those who worked with him refer time and again to his calmness under pressure

noun

The fact or process of ending or being brought to an end.

Usage examples:

The cessation of hostilities

noun

The ending of a condition or the stopping of an activity

Usage examples:

[ c usually sing ] a cessation of violence

noun

The fact of something ending or stopping

Usage examples:

The company has now stopped trading and has announced the cessation of its business.

noun

A pause or break in continuity in a sequence or activity.

Usage examples:

There was a brief hiatus in the war with france

noun

A short pause in which nothing happens, or a space where something no longer is

Usage examples:

Peace talks resumed this week after a five-month hiatus.

verb

Make (someone) be quiet or stop talking.

Usage examples:

He placed a finger before pursed lips to hush her

noun

A silence.

Usage examples:

A hush descended over the crowd

noun

Quiet or silence, esp. after noise

Usage examples:

A hush fell over the crowd., hush! you’ll wake the baby!

noun

An intervening period of time; an interval.

Usage examples:

Enjoying a lunchtime interlude

noun

A period or event that comes between two others and is different from them

Usage examples:

The ferry trip was a relaxing interlude during the drive.

noun

A pause or break.

Usage examples:

He was granted an intermission in his studies

noun

A brief period between the parts of a performance

noun

An intervening time.

Usage examples:

After his departure, there was an interval of many years without any meetings

noun

A period between two events or times, or the space between two points

Usage examples:

If there is a fire, the alarm will sound at 15-second intervals., we’ve positioned guards around th…

noun

An unfilled space; a gap.

Usage examples:

The journal has filled a lacuna in middle eastern studies

noun

An absent part, especially in a book or other piece of writing

noun

A quiet, gentle song sung to send a child to sleep.

Usage examples:

Participants learned the old lullabies and folk songs of their mothers and grandmothers joyfully an…

verb

Sing to (someone) to get them to go to sleep.

Usage examples:

She lullabied us, she fed us

noun

A quiet, gentle song sung to children to help them go to sleep

noun

A temporary prohibition of an activity.

Usage examples:

A moratorium on the use of drift nets

noun

A stopping of an activity for an agreed period of time

Usage examples:

They are proposing a five-year moratorium on whaling.

noun

A period of time during which a particular activity is stopped

Usage examples:

A moratorium on sth the european union imposed a two-year moratorium on new gm imports., end/impose…

verb

Interrupt action or speech briefly.

Usage examples:

She paused, at a loss for words

noun

A temporary stop in action or speech.

Usage examples:

She dropped me outside during a brief pause in the rain

verb

Cease an action temporarily

adjective

Making little or no noise.

Usage examples:

The car has a quiet, economical engine

noun

Absence of noise or bustle; silence; calm.

Usage examples:

The ringing of the telephone shattered the early morning quiet

verb

Make or become silent, calm, or still.

Usage examples:

There are ways of quieting kids down

noun

Absence of noise or bustle; calm.

Usage examples:

He loved the quietness and stillness of early summer days

noun

A short period of rest or relief from something difficult or unpleasant.

Usage examples:

The refugee encampments will provide some respite from the suffering

verb

Postpone (a sentence, obligation, etc.).

Usage examples:

The execution was only respited a few months

noun

A pause or rest from something difficult or unpleasant

Usage examples:

[ c usually sing ] the center provides a respite for teens in trouble.

verb

Gently calm (a person or their feelings).

Usage examples:

A shot of brandy might soothe his nerves

verb

To cause someone to be less upset or angry, or to cause something to hurt less

Usage examples:

I picked up the crying child and tried to soothe her., a soothing ointment for sunburn

noun

The absence of movement or sound.

Usage examples:

Absolute stillness greeted our gaze

noun

Total lack of movement or changing of position

Usage examples:

They gazed into the stillness of the water., something about her stillness, her absolute focus, cal…

noun

The action of suspending someone or something or the condition of being suspended.

Usage examples:

The suspension of military action

noun

The act of hanging something from above so it moves freely

noun

The quality or state of being tranquil; calm.

Usage examples:

Passing cars are the only noise that disturbs the tranquillity of rural life

noun

A peaceful, calm state, without noise, violence, worry, etc.

Usage examples:

Living in peace and tranquillity, i love the tranquillity of the countryside.