lulling 1 of 2

adjective

as in relaxing
tending to calm the emotions and relieve stress the lulling sound of a gently flowing stream

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lulling

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verb

present participle of lull
as in calming
to free from distress or disturbance the absence of attacks for such an extended period had lulled the nation into a false sense of security

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Recent Examples of lulling
Verb
Parsons went on to self-release multiple full-length soundtrack albums of ominous sci-fi pads, glitchy electronics, and lulling melodies before A24 announced the release of a feature-length film. — Harry Thorfinn-George, Pitchfork, 11 June 2026 The project was about permeating the masses, gradually lulling them with propaganda. — Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026 Glamp or camp under the starry skies with Lake Superior's waves lulling you to sleep at Grand Marais Recreation Area or Pincushion Mountain Haus. — Joie Probst, Midwest Living, 25 Jan. 2026 While Boyle’s iPhone camera rigs zipped and zoomed around the landscape with an almost game-like mobility, Bobbitt’s camera shakes with zombie rage and then stills, lulling us in and out of violence and peace. — Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 16 Jan. 2026 But life has a way of lulling you into complacency, and over time my eyes drifted less frequently to the sky. — Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025 But the most common way the demons attacked was by lulling their victims into sleep. — JSTOR Daily, 31 Oct. 2025 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, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lulling
  1. relaxing
  2. calming
  3. soothing
  4. composing
  5. comforting
  6. quieting
  7. hypnotic
  8. appeasing
Adjective
  • Inferno is immersive and psychedelic but not necessarily in the relaxing way the words usually convey.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 8 July 2026
  • Kate Hudson enjoyed a relaxing beach day with her kids, 7-year-old Rani and 14-year-old Bingham, in Athens, Greece.
    — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 2 July 2026
Definition of relaxing
Verb
  • The first thing that hits you at Azuma Farm Koiwai is the fresh, calming smell of hinoki wood, which is layered on the lofty ceilings around the resort, and decorates the handful of quaint cabins that are dotted across its grounds.
    — Ashley Ogawa Clarke, Vogue, 16 July 2026
  • Visitors can take in the calming sight from land, or hop on a bamboo raft and see it from the river below.
    — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 16 July 2026
Definition of calming
Adjective
  • Probiotics balance the scalp biome, biotin is a hero hair growth ingredient, salicylic acid helps exfoliate away oil and dead skin, hyaluronic acid invites moisture, and a range of botanical antioxidants offer a soothing effect.
    — Essence Wiley, InStyle, 15 July 2026
  • The shed had the most spacious of the three bathrooms; there was one other en suite and another hall bath, all of which had a modern and minimalist aesthetic that felt clean and soothing.
    — Dana Kravis, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026
Definition of soothing
Verb
  • The dots composing the words move up the screen while the rest of the pinpoints move downward, generating a visual opposition that the human mind can detect and discern.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 16 July 2026
  • Abrams is doing it all this time — writing, directing, producing, and even, for the first time, composing the original score.
    — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 15 July 2026
Definition of composing
Adjective
  • Dishes range from savory and comforting, like the locro quiteño soup made with chola potatoes and topped with crunchy chulpi corn, to bright and refreshing, like the peanutty ceviche popular in the coastal Manabí Province.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026
  • The comforting story, that AI will change everyone's job but yours, is the most dangerous thing a manager can believe right now.
    — Mark Murphy, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of comforting
Verb
  • However, the Rams’ acquisition of Garrett puts a team that was firmly a Super Bowl favorite back in the conversation for a 2026 Super Bowl run, quieting the doubters who rose after the 2026 NFL Draft.
    — Gladys Louise Tyler, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
  • The company says the device supports sleep by lowering cortisol within minutes, slowing the heart, quieting racing thoughts and shifting users into parasympathetic mode.
    — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026
Definition of quieting
Adjective
  • The London saxophonist and his ensemble fuse jazz with diverse strains of global trance music—Moroccan gnawa, Berlin kosmische—into a hypnotic, utopian expression of spiritual union.
    — Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 13 July 2026
  • These include a monochord, the vibrations of which induce a deep hypnotic state of relaxation and a good night’s sleep.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026
Definition of hypnotic
Verb
  • There’s been potential discrepancies and a few ballots the machines have declined, but the board has unanimously voted to just make duplicates of those ballots with the same result, appeasing the tabulators.
    — Angela George, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 8 July 2026
  • Tauruses usually follow the rules and do what is suggested to thrive and prosper because appeasing others is easier than arguing.
    — Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026
Definition of appeasing

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