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lull

/lʌl/noun

उच्चारण लल

विराम, शांति का समय, ठहराव

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noun
  1. 1

    [C, usually sing.] ~ (in sth)

    a quiet period between times of activity

    विराम, शांति का समय, ठहराव

    • a lull in the fighting
    • a brief lull in the rain
    • There was a lull in the traffic just after midday.
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    • Arjun used the lull between exams to rest.
    • After a brief lull, the storm returned with more force.

    Synonyms pause break respite calm interval

    Opposite activity bustle storm commotion

verb
  1. 1

    [T] ~ sb

    to make somebody relaxed and calm, especially by gently rocking them or singing to them

    (लोरी गाकर) सुलाना, शांत करना

    • The mother lulled the baby to sleep with a song.
    • The soft rain on the roof lulled the tired travellers to sleep.
    • The rhythm of the train lulled me to sleep.
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    • She lulled the crying baby with a soft lullaby.
    • The warm sun lulled the cat into a deep nap.

    Synonyms soothe calm quieten hush pacify

    Opposite agitate disturb excite wake

  2. 2

    [T] ~ sb into sth/into doing sth

    to make somebody feel safe, especially so that they do not expect something bad to happen

    (झूठी) सुरक्षा का भाव देना, भरमाना

    • The calm sea lulled the sailors into a false sense of security.
    • The smooth start of the journey lulled the family into thinking they would arrive on time.
    • Early success lulled the team into feeling too confident.
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    • Don't be lulled into thinking the exam will be easy.
    • The shopkeeper's friendly smile lulled customers into trusting him.

    Synonyms deceive beguile delude trick

Idioms 1

the lull before the storm

a quiet period just before something bad happens

तूफ़ान से पहले की शांति

  • The silent classroom was the lull before the storm.
◇Word family
lullaby noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

pause break respite calm interval soothe quieten hush pacify deceive beguile delude trick

Antonyms

activity bustle storm commotion agitate disturb excite wake

?Which word?

Keep the pause words together: lull (quiet period), respite (short rest from something unpleasant), hiatus (a gap or break), intermission (a break in a performance).

विराम के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: lull (शांत समय), respite (अप्रिय चीज़ से थोड़ा आराम), hiatus (अंतराल या विराम), intermission (प्रदर्शन में विराम)।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

The lull before the storm, lull into a false sense of security.

The lull before the storm (तूफ़ान से पहले की शांति) और lull into a false sense of security (झूठी सुरक्षा का एहसास कराकर बेफ़िक्र कर देना) lull के दो महत्वपूर्ण idioms हैं।

✓In the exam

One-word substitution

A soft song sung to send a child to sleep is a lullaby (lori).

बच्चे को सुलाने के लिए गाया जाने वाला कोमल गीत lullaby (लोरी)।