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lull

/lʌl/ /lʌl/
  1. 1 (birini) uyutmak, (birini) yatıştırmak
  2. 2 (birini) rehavete sokmak, (birinde) sahte bir güven duygusu yaratmak

Definition (English)

  1. To make someone calm, relaxed or sleepy, especially with gentle sounds or movements.
  2. To make someone feel safe or confident so that that person does not expect something bad.

Example Sentences

  1. The sound of the waves lulled me to sleep.
    Dalgaların sesi beni uyuttu.
  2. Soft music lulled the nervous passengers during the delay.
    Gecikme sırasında yumuşak bir müzik gergin yolcuları yatıştırdı.
  3. The easy first questions lulled us into a false sense of security.
    Kolay ilk sorular bizi rehavete soktu.
  4. Don't let a quiet morning lull you into thinking the day will be easy.
    Sakin bir sabah sende günün kolay geçeceğine dair sahte bir güven duygusu yaratmasın.

Verb Forms Regular

Base lull
/lʌl/
Past lulled
/lʌld/
Participle lulled
/lʌld/
Spelling rule

Add ‑edlull → lulled

Fiilin sonuna -ed eklenir.

Same rule: work → worked · want → wanted · help → helped

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil yumuşak (ötümlü) bir ünsüzle, /l/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. lulled /lʌld/

Synonyms

Collocations

lull someone to sleeplull someone into a false sense of securitylull someone into doing somethingbe lulled by the sound of something

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