overwordExplorer
ENGLISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

lull.

A period of rest or soothing.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/lʌl//lʊl/Northern-England

  1. A period of rest or soothing.

  2. A period of reduced activity; a respite.

  3. A period without waves or wind.

  4. An extended pause between sets of waves.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English lullen, lollen. Originally, perhaps expressive in origin from la-la-la or lu-lu-lu sounds made in calming a child. Compare Finnish laulaa (“to sing”) and Hiligaynon lala (“to sing a lullaby”). Cognate with Scots lul, lule, loll (“to lull, put to sleep, howl, caterwaul”), Dutch lollen (“to sing badly, caterwaul”), Dutch lullen (“to chatter, prate, cheat, deceive”), Low German lullen (“to lull”), German lullen (“to lull”), Danish lulle (“to lull, sing to sleep”), Swedish lulla (“to lull”), Icelandic lúlla (“to lull”).

verb/lʌl//lʊl/Northern-England

  1. To cause to rest by soothing influences; to compose; to calm

    transitive

  2. To become gradually calm; to subside; to cease or abate.

    intransitive
    The storm lulled.

  3. To give somebody a false sense of security so that an unpleasant situation takes the person by surprise.

    transitive
    They lulled us into thinking we still had time.
Where this word comes from

From Middle English lullen, lollen. Originally, perhaps expressive in origin from la-la-la or lu-lu-lu sounds made in calming a child. Compare Finnish laulaa (“to sing”) and Hiligaynon lala (“to sing a lullaby”). Cognate with Scots lul, lule, loll (“to lull, put to sleep, howl, caterwaul”), Dutch lollen (“to sing badly, caterwaul”), Dutch lullen (“to chatter, prate, cheat, deceive”), Low German lullen (“to lull”), German lullen (“to lull”), Danish lulle (“to lull, sing to sleep”), Swedish lulla (“to lull”), Icelandic lúlla (“to lull”).

FROM WORD TO NAME

Try it on your idea.

lull has 4 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.

lull studiolull workshello, lull

These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.

Explore the name generator

A word with a source.

Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.

Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.