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lull  audio  (ll) KEY 

VERB:
lulled, lull·ing, lulls
VERB:
tr.
  1. To cause to sleep or rest; soothe or calm.
  2. To deceive into trustfulness: "that honeyed charm that he used so effectively to lull his victims" (S.J. Perelman).
VERB:
intr.
To become calm.
NOUN:
  1. A relatively calm interval, as in a storm.
  2. An interval of lessened activity: a lull in sales.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English lullen, possibly of Low German origin


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