lullabying

present participle of lullaby

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for lullabying
Verb
  • Create a ritual Creating calming rituals around mealtimes can also help bring more awareness—and in turn, lower cortisol.
    Violeta Valdés, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Another bedroom, by Eve Robinson Associates, is meant to be a calming respite away from the hustle and bustle of New York.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Packed with 49% green tomato extract, glycerin, a six-clay complex (which includes kaolin and bentonite), and cica, this cleanser-mask hybrid clears pores and sweeps away blackheads while also soothing the skin.
    Sarah Han, Allure, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Maybe that means oversized house numbers for a modern pop, a water feature for soothing sound or even a pet-friendly spot so your four-legged friend can join you outside.
    Angie Hicks, Boston Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Composer Christopher Larkin’s score equally haunting and soothing depending on the locale, often lulling the player into a meditative state just in time for an unexpected (or frankly, expected) threat to break the peace.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Task, like its characters, disarms viewers by lulling them into a sense of comfort with its unassuming dressings.
    EW.com, EW.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • For Ares, Nine Inch Nails will be composing the soundtrack, bringing their iconic industrial rock sound to the Grid.
    Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
  • The difference is that composing while in motion may be a particularly useful way to address a crisis in creativity.
    Karen Palmer September 19, Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Tresemmé Lamellar Gloss Finishing Oil is what stands between you and shampoo-ad levels of shine, locking in luster and quieting frizz with its mix of sunflower, coconut, and macadamia oils.
    Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Nine of those points came in a 16-0 third quarter run that turned a seven-point deficit into a 61-52 lead heading to the fourth, quieting the packed house in San Francisco’s Chase Center.
    Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Lullabying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lullabying. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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