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   Lull , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lulled ; p. pr. & vb. n. Lulling.] [Akin to OD. lullen to sing to sleep, G. lullen, Dan. lulle, Sw. lulla; all of imitative origin. Cf. Loll, Lollard.] To cause to rest by soothing influences; to compose; to calm; to soothe; to quiet. “ To lull him soft asleep.”
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   Such sweet compulsion doth in music lie,
   To lull the daughters of necessity.
   Milton.
   
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   Lull, v. i. To become gradually calm; to subside; to cease or abate for a time; as, the storm lulls.
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   Lull, n.
   The power or quality of soothing; that which soothes; a lullaby. [R.]
   Young.
   
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   A temporary cessation of storm or confusion.
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