What is another word for lulls?

Pronunciation: [lˈʌlz] (IPA)

Lulls are those moments that bring peace and tranquillity to our mind. Synonyms for the word lull include calm, soothe, tranquillize, pacify, soothe, quieten, and still. Tranquilize is often associated with sedation, while pacify conveys the idea of calming someone who is upset or angry. Quietly and still are used in the context of making something peaceful or creating a tranquil atmosphere. But however, lull is an excellent word to describe the ebb and flow of activity, the calm before the storm or a pause in time when things slow down. Regardless of which word you choose, it is the idea of finding peace and stillness in the midst of the chaos that matters most.

What are the hypernyms for Lulls?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Lulls

Then straightway, he began to shout at the top of his voice, and in the lulls of his noise, I caught the voice of Stubbins, cursing savagely.
"The Ghost Pirates"
William Hope Hodgson
And the indignant clamour of the rushing shoals, dragged off to sea against their will, rose and fell in the lulls of the thunder beyond.
"Somehow Good"
William de Morgan
The rattle that pleases at three, would be cast into the fire at threescore: The same hand that empties the purse at twenty, would fill it at fifty: In age, he bends his knee to the same religion, which he laughed at in youth: The prayer book, that holds the attention of seventy, holds the lottery pictures of seven: And the amorous tale that awakes the ideas of twenty five, lulls old age to sleep.
"An History of Birmingham (1783)"
William Hutton

Famous quotes with Lulls

  • Despair is a narcotic. It lulls the mind into indifference.
    Charlie Chaplin
  • A gentle word is never lost...It cheers the heart when sorrow-tossed, And lulls the cares that bruise it.
    Hastings
  • With saccharine terrorism, Mr. Peale refuses to allow his followers to hear, speak or see any evil. For him real human suffering does not exist; there is no such thing as murderous rage, suicidal despair, cruelty, lust, greed, mass poverty, or illiteracy. All these things he would dismiss as trivial mental processes which will evaporate if thoughts are simply turned into more cheerful channels. This attitude is so unpleasant it bears some search for its real meaning. It is clearly not a genuine denial of evil but rather a horror of it. A person turns his eyes away from human bestiality and the suffering it evokes only if he cannot stand to look at it. By doing so he affirms the evil to be absolute, he looks away only when he feels that nothing can be done about it ... The belief in pure evil, an area of experience beyond the possibility of help or redemption, is automatically a summons to action: "evil" means "that which must be attacked ..." Between races for instance, this belief leads to prejudice. In child-rearing it drives parents into trying to obliterate rather than trying to nurture one or another area of the child's emerging personality ... In international relationships it leads to war. As soon as a religious as a religious authority endorses our capacity for hatred, either by refusing to recognize unpleasantness in the style of Mr Peale or in the more classical style of setting up a nice comfortable Satan to hate, it lulls our struggles for growth to a standstill ... Thus Mr Peale's book is not only inadequate for our needs but even undertakes to drown out the fragile inner voice which is the spur to inner growth.
    Norman Vincent Peale
  • God, give us Peace! not such as lulls to sleep, But sword on thigh and brow with purpose knit!
    James Russell Lowell
  • Love quickly is pall'd, Tho' with labour 'tis gain'd; Wine never does cloy Tho' with ease 'tis obtain'd. We sing while you sigh, We laugh while you weep; Love robs you of rest, Wine lulls us asleep.
    Thomas Shadwell

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