lul·la·by
ˈlə-lə-ˌbī 
plural lullabies
: a soothing refrain
specifically
: a song to quiet children or lull them to sleep
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Verb
reclining peacefully on the deck, lullabied by the gentle motion of the ship
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Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 3 May 2025
Closing her eyes, the young girl fell into a deep sleep of a lullaby.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 1 May 2025
Natalie Maher, Billboard, 13 Mar. 2018
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Noun
Mason’s character Stella soothes one of the horses on the farm with a sort of lullaby, that is actually an original song written just for the film by a friend of Mason’s, Donna Stuart.
—Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 3 May 2025
Closing her eyes, the young girl fell into a deep sleep of a lullaby.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 1 May 2025
Verb
The original is lullaby-like in its simple softness and was fittingly featured in Richard Linklater's epic 2014 film Boyhood.
—Natalie Maher, Billboard, 13 Mar. 2018
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“Lullaby.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lullaby. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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