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lull in the conversation definition, lull in the conversation meaning | English Cobuild
lull
(lullsplural & 3rd person present)(lullingpresent participle)(lulledpast tense & past participle)1n-countA lull is a period of quiet or calm in a longer period of activity or excitement.
oft N in n
There was a lull in political violence after the election of the current president., ...a lull in the conversation.
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There was a lull in political violence after the election of the current president., ...a lull in the conversation.
2verbIf you are lulledinto feeling safe, someone or something causes you to feel safe at a time when you are not safe.
It is easy to be lulled into a false sense of security...be V-ed into n/-ing
Lulled by almost uninterrupted economic growth, too many European firms assumed that this would last for ever.V-ed, Also V n into n/-ing
It is easy to be lulled into a false sense of security...be V-ed into n/-ing
Lulled by almost uninterrupted economic growth, too many European firms assumed that this would last for ever.V-ed, Also V n into n/-ing
3verbIf someone or something lulls you, they cause you to feel calm or sleepy.
With the shutters half-closed and the calm airy height of the room to lull me, I soon fell into a doze...V n
Before he knew it, the heat and hum of the forest had lulled him to sleep.V n into/to n
With the shutters half-closed and the calm airy height of the room to lull me, I soon fell into a doze...V n
Before he knew it, the heat and hum of the forest had lulled him to sleep.V n into/to n
4If you describe a situation as thelull before the storm, you mean that although it is calm now, there is going to be trouble in the future.
lull before the stormphrasev-link PHR
lull before the stormphrasev-link PHR
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