Definition of LULLABY

Examples of lullaby in a Sentence

Verb reclining peacefully on the deck, lullabied by the gentle motion of the ship

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Friends and relatives cuddle and play with her, singing soothing lullabies. — J.w., The Economist, "“For Sama” is a love letter to Aleppo and its people," 12 Sep. 2019 Freshly back from maternity leave, Albers shaped the Adagio into a lovely lullaby with an undertow of worry before bursting into an extraordinarily fleet finale, her agile fingers flying, her adrenalin contagious. — Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, "Review: SPCO cellists shine on a concert full of grand finales," 6 Dec. 2019 In one part of the study, online amateur listeners were asked to categorize random music samples as lullabies, dance songs, healing songs, or love songs. — Theresa Machemer, Smithsonian, "Scientists Show Humans May Share a ‘Musical Grammar’," 27 Nov. 2019 Maybe there are echoes of Chinese voices in this song — Chinese minor keys, lullabies, countryside ballads, mountaintop wails. — Anne Liu Kellor, Longreads, "Keeping My Promise to Popo," 18 Sep. 2019 But little do my fellow passengers know what’s coming: an extra-special lullaby from my 14-month-old son Miles, who decides that, why yes, this is the perfect moment to sing at the top of his lungs. — Sarah Firshein, Condé Nast Traveler, "How to Survive a Red-Eye Flight With a Baby," 13 Sep. 2019 From the first soothing lullabies babies hear to the funereal dirges that accompany the deceased, music is a fixture of the human experience. — Jim Daley, Scientific American, "What Makes a Song? It’s the Same Recipe in Every Culture," 21 Nov. 2019 The song has been featured on many children's albums or collections of lullabies and softer songs. — Paul Grein, Billboard, "In Praise of 'Rainbow Connection': The Little Song That Could," 15 Nov. 2019 Emily Mortimer sings a lullaby written by Steven Laney of the Underhill Family Orchestra. — al, "Alabama band gets showcase in new Stephen King film ‘Dr. Sleep’," 1 Nov. 2019 Recent Examples on the Web: 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, "Forest Blakk Gives Family of the Year's 'Hero' a Ballad-Like Spin: Exclusive," 13 Mar. 2018

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“Lullaby.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lullaby. Accessed 22 January 2020.

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