Lull — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished

a period of calm weather

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈʌl/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈʌl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈʌl/

1 syllable Say it as /lˈʌl/.

Examples

there was never a letup in the noise
there was a lull in the storm
Don't let yourself be lulled into a false state of security

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tranquillise quiet tranquilize still calm down quieten tranquillize calm letup

Antonyms

agitate

Parts of Speech

noun	a pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished “there was never a letup in the noise”
noun	a period of calm weather “there was a lull in the storm”
verb	calm by deception “Don't let yourself be lulled into a false state of security”
verb	become quiet or less intensive “the fighting lulled for a moment”
verb	make calm or still “quiet the dragons of worry and fear”

Word Forms

let up	verb	become less in amount or intensity
lull	verb	make calm or still
lull	noun	a period of calm weather
quiet	noun	a disposition free from stress or emotion
tranquilizer	noun	a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity
still	noun	(poetic) tranquil silence

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Flaute

eine Pause, in der die Dinge ruhig sind oder die Aktivitäten nachlassen

🇫🇷French

accalmie

une pause pendant laquelle les choses sont calmes ou les activités sont diminuées

🇪🇸Spanish

calma

una pausa durante la cual las cosas están en calma o las actividades disminuyen

🇮🇹Italian

pausa

una pausa durante la quale le cose sono calme o le attività diminuiscono

🇳🇱Dutch

wiegen

een pauze waarin de zaken rustig zijn of de activiteiten worden verminderd

🇵🇹Portuguese

calmaria

uma pausa durante a qual as coisas ficam calmas ou as atividades diminuem

🇷🇺Russian

убаюкивать

пауза, во время которой все успокаивается или активность снижается

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शांति काल

एक ठहराव जिसके दौरान चीज़ें शांत हो जाती हैं या गतिविधियाँ कम हो जाती हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

শান্ত

একটি বিরতি যার সময় জিনিসগুলি শান্ত হয় বা কার্যকলাপ হ্রাস পায়

🇮🇳Tamil

அமைதி

விஷயங்கள் அமைதியாக இருக்கும் அல்லது செயல்பாடுகள் குறைந்துவிடும் இடைநிறுத்தம்

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రశాంతత

విషయాలు ప్రశాంతంగా లేదా కార్యకలాపాలు తగ్గే సమయంలో విరామం

🇮🇳Marathi

शांत

एक विराम ज्या दरम्यान गोष्टी शांत असतात किंवा क्रियाकलाप कमी होतात

🇮🇳Gujarati

શાંત

એક વિરામ કે જે દરમિયાન વસ્તુઓ શાંત થાય છે અથવા પ્રવૃત્તિઓ ઓછી થાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿರಾಮ

ವಿರಾಮದ ಸಮಯದಲ್ಲಿ ವಿಷಯಗಳು ಶಾಂತವಾಗಿರುತ್ತವೆ ಅಥವಾ ಚಟುವಟಿಕೆಗಳು ಕಡಿಮೆಯಾಗುತ್ತವೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശാന്തത

കാര്യങ്ങൾ ശാന്തമാകുകയോ പ്രവർത്തനങ്ങൾ കുറയുകയോ ചെയ്യുന്ന ഒരു ഇടവേള

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚੁੱਪ

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਰਾਮ ਜਿਸ ਦੌਰਾਨ ਚੀਜ਼ਾਂ ਸ਼ਾਂਤ ਹੁੰਦੀਆਂ ਹਨ ਜਾਂ ਗਤੀਵਿਧੀਆਂ ਘੱਟ ਜਾਂਦੀਆਂ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

خاموشی

ایک وقفہ جس کے دوران چیزیں پرسکون ہوتی ہیں یا سرگرمیاں کم ہوتی ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

麻痹

暂停，在此期间事情平静或活动减少

🇯🇵Japanese

小康状態

物事が落ち着いている、または活動が減少している間の一時停止

🇰🇷Korean

달래다

상황이 조용해지거나 활동이 감소되는 일시 중지

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ru ngủ

sự tạm dừng trong đó mọi thứ trở nên bình tĩnh hoặc các hoạt động bị giảm bớt

🇹🇭Thai

กล่อม

การหยุดชั่วคราวในระหว่างที่สิ่งต่างๆ สงบลงหรือกิจกรรมต่างๆ ลดลง

🇮🇩Indonesian

menidurkan

jeda saat keadaan tenang atau aktivitas berkurang

🇵🇭Filipino

huminahon

isang paghinto kung saan ang mga bagay ay kalmado o ang mga aktibidad ay nababawasan

🇲🇾Malay

mengantuk

jeda semasa keadaan tenang atau aktiviti berkurangan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

هدوء

فترة توقف تكون خلالها الأمور هادئة أو تتضاءل الأنشطة

🇮🇷Persian

آرامش

مکثی که در طی آن همه چیز آرام می شود یا فعالیت ها کاهش می یابد

🇹🇷Turkish

sükunet

işlerin sakinleştiği veya aktivitelerin azaldığı bir duraklama

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַרְגִיעַ

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