LULL
. lulled, lulling, lulls
MEANING:
v.tr. 1. To cause to sleep or rest; soothe or calm.
2. To deceive into trustfulness.
3. to make calm or quiet
v.intr.
n.
1. A relatively calm interval, as in a storm.
2. An interval of lessened activity.
EXAMPLE SENTENCES:
1. that honeyed charm that he used so effectively to lull his victims" (S.J. Perelman).
2. The sound of the waves lulled him to sleep.