lullabies 1 of 2

present tense third-person singular of lullaby

lullabies

2 of 2

noun

plural of lullaby

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for lullabies
Verb
  • This game helps lessen those barriers and lulls in conversation.
    L. Daniela Alvarez, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Sep. 2025
  • In one lovely scene later in the film, a friend lulls her to sleep, his face appearing in a video call on her laptop.
    Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • At risk of being cast aside, Springsteen shed the rhyme-drunk ballads of his earlier work.
    Eric Cortellessa, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Coraline’s poppy swells and power ballads.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The rich, creamy formula hydrates skin deeply, soothes redness, and helps strengthen the skin's barrier, leaving everything feeling balanced.
    Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Watching a room full of diners realize how they’re supposed to eat that really soothes the soul.
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Clear info calms the nerves and gets people ready to party.
    Elle Chan, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The nearness of bees, and of other things that agitate most people, calms me.
    Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • She’s best known for her enthusiastic and approachable ditties on key subjects, like potty training.
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Who composes a symphony with a hammer?
    Big Think, Big Think, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Genji visits these woods before his exile to Suma and composes a poem wishing that the forest might one day see the injustice against him reversed.
    Lauren Groff, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Macmillan has a musician's kind of knack for sculpting outbursts, rants and other verbal arias.
    Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 2025
  • The event featured a table side performance by an opera singer from Venice, delivering multiple iconic arias, and a Georgian dance company called Holiguards Fire that is featured in Kevin Spacey’s new project.
    Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 30 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Ygot said the death toll in Bogo was expected to rise as workers rushed heavy equipment to a mountain village where a landslide buried shanties and boulders blocked rescue efforts.
    Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Behind her, a cluster of pastel shanties houses Rain Barrel Village, an open-air market and artist haven for more than 40 years.
    Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 5 Aug. 2025
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“Lullabies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lullabies. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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