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I love things that are harsh and things that are too loud. And I love lulling people into a false sense of security. That's life.
FKA twigs

Meaning of "lulling" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LULLING

lulling  [ˈlʌlɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LULLING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lulling is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES LULLING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of lulling in the English dictionary

The definition of lulling in the dictionary is having a quieting effect; soothing.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LULLING


bowling
ˈbəʊlɪŋ
calling
ˈkɔːlɪŋ
ceiling
ˈsiːlɪŋ
cooling
ˈkuːlɪŋ
culling
ˈkʌlɪŋ
cycling
ˈsaɪk əlɪŋ
dealing
ˈdiːlɪŋ
falling
ˈfɔːlɪŋ
feeling
ˈfiːlɪŋ
filing
ˈfaɪlɪŋ
filling
ˈfɪlɪŋ
handling
ˈhændlɪŋ
healing
ˈhiːlɪŋ
mailing
ˈmeɪlɪŋ
nulling
ˈnʌlɪŋ
rolling
ˈrəʊlɪŋ
selling
ˈsɛlɪŋ
sterling
ˈstɜːlɪŋ
telling
ˈtɛlɪŋ
willing
ˈwɪlɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LULLING

lukewarmish
lukewarmly
lukewarmness
lukewarmth
Lula da Silva
lull
lullabied
lullabies
lullaby
luller
Lully
lulu
Luluabourg
lulz
lum
lum-hat
luma
lumbaginous
lumbago
lumbang

WORDS THAT END LIKE LULLING

bestselling
billing
chilling
compelling
controlling
direct selling
drilling
dwelling
fulfilling
hot-selling
installing
modeling
modelling
polling
scrolling
shilling
spelling
start the ball rolling
storytelling
swelling
travelling

Synonyms and antonyms of lulling in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «LULLING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «lulling» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of lulling

Translation of «lulling» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LULLING

Find out the translation of lulling to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lulling from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lulling» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

哄骗
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

arrullador
570 millions of speakers

English

lulling
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

lulling
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التهدئة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

убаюкивающее
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

embalo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঘুমপাড়ানি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Lulling
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lulling
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Lulling
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

lulling
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

위로 해 왔는가
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lulling
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ru
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அடக்கிவிட
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आनंददायक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Lulling
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Lulling
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Lulling
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

заколисуюче
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Lulling
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Lulling
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Lulling
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Lulling
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dysser
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lulling

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LULLING»

The term «lulling» is normally little used and occupies the 115.826 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LULLING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lulling

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3 QUOTES WITH «LULLING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word lulling.
1
Andrew Bird
My head is full of shifting patterns and polyrhythmic stuff; but I want to use all acoustic instruments and create this kind of tapestry of interlocking lulling parts.
2
FKA twigs
I love things that are harsh and things that are too loud. And I love lulling people into a false sense of security. That's life.
3
Timothy Zahn
For a change, lady luck seemed to be smiling on me. Then again, maybe the fickle wench was just lulling me into a false sense of security while she reached for a rock.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LULLING»

Discover the use of lulling in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lulling and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
No Go the Bogeyman: Scaring, Lulling and Making Mock
Illustrated with a wealth of images - from the beautiful and the bizarre to the downright scary -this is a tour de force of scholarship and imagination.
Marina Warner, 2011
2
Weekly World News
Ruth Lulling was charged with the murder of her iron- fisted husband Klaus but a MOM Ruth Lulling, left, had enough of the abuse of their daughter by her husband Klaus, right, so she shot him. court in Hagen, West Germany, apparently felt ...
3
Articles on Schifflange, Including: Jean Spautz, Astrid ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Hephaestus Books, 2011
4
Preventing Surprise Attacks: Intelligence Reform in the Wake ...
and w (the lulling cost), respectively, also of a small change in d. In words, the optimal expenditure on defensive measures requires increasing them to the point at which a $1 increase in their cost (including the effect on the lulling cost) ...
Richard A. Posner, 2005
5
Formality at Work: Organisational Discourses of Formality in ...
Lulling effects The myth discourse sees the most apparent systemic consequence of formalities in a lulling effect in the Bank. The apparent success of the Bank's formal structure produced by the 'myth industry' may lead to complacency ...
Roland Pfyl, 2010
6
Causes of War: Power and the Roots of Conflict
No competing theory predicts either the Chinese switch to a lulling strategy in October 1950 95 or the Chinese testimony that China lulled to gain surprise. The U.S. rush to the Yalu has other possible explanations (for example, "McCarthyite  ...
Stephen Van Evera, 1999
7
Southern Gospel
“Mr. Lulling, have you ever told anyone beside the Sheriff's deputy about the brakes?” “No, no one but you. Never had any reason to.” “If, in the future, someone, someone in authority, were to ask you to give your opinion on whether the brakes ...
Travis Gibson, 2003
8
At Home In Thrush Green
They were breakfasting in the kitchen of Lulling Vicarage. Charles buttered a slice of toast carefully. 'I can drive you there before two, my dear, but I have this meeting in Oxford at three.' 'Don't worry, I shall walk. Ella is clean out of light blue  ...
Miss Read, 2009
9
The Secret Christmas: An Anthology of the Deeper Meanings of ...
With only a fortnight to go before Christmas Day, Lulling people were beginning to bestir themselves about their shopping. London might start preparing for the festival at the end of October; Lulling refused to be hustled. October and November ...
Terence Handley MacMath, 2013
10
Principles of Microeconomics
... childproof caps result in fewer properly closed aspirin containers. Mr. Viscusi calls the response to childproof caps a “lulling effect.” Parents apparently think of containers as safer and are, as a result, less careful with them. Aspirin containers  ...
Libby Rittenberg, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LULLING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lulling is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Articles: Understanding the Tennessee Jihadist - American Thinker
... jihad by the Obama administration, is misleading American citizens and lulling them into ignorant complacency about the threat from Islam. «American Thinker, Jul 15»
2
Daily Bread Mailbag: GGG-Hopkins, Mayweather-Thurman - Boxing …
K9 has a sneaky way of lulling you to sleep. He extends his arms and touches you to gauge distance and manipulate your hands then BOOM ... «BoxingScene.com, Jul 15»
3
Apple has cash cow in iPhone even as phone industry slows …
“I'm speaking to you from Silicon Valley, where some of the most prominent and successful companies have built their businesses by lulling ... «iFreePress.com, Jul 15»
4
Hamptons Airport Restrictions Cause Insomnia
... had become accustomed to the rumble and 'choppita-choppita' of planes and helicopters overhead lulling them to sleep. Now that the airport ... «Dan's Papers, Jul 15»
5
allAfrica.com: Zimbabwe: Dzamara - When One Is More Than a Million
Lulling. And the national eyelid began to sag, began to wink, to turn lazy and languid. Before long, the shutters went down, and it was a sweet ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
6
Can Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) - eFinanceHub
“I'm speaking to you from Silicon Valley, where some of the most prominent and successful companies have built their businesses by lulling ... «eFinance Hub, Jul 15»
7
Lake Charles man pleads guilty to defrauding investors out of $5.8 …
"In fact, these 'lulling payments' were actually investments Blount received from other victims of the Ponzi scheme," Finley said. "Over the ... «KPLC-TV, Jul 15»
8
John Hood: Don't overreach on rules
Another reason was a “lulling effect” on parents who took fewer precautions to keep their children out of medicine cabinets. Think that ... «Winston-Salem Journal, Jul 15»
9
Sirs Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart are ready to join Taylor Swift's …
He went on to recite the lyrics of Bruno Mars' "Uptown Funk," with both songs set to lulling background music. Not to be outdone by his close ... «HELLO! Canada, Jul 15»
10
Ratatat – Magnifique
Between the sultry, lulling soundscapes and the hard-hitting bangers, Magnifique is a very diverse set of instrumental rock and roll anthems. «mxdwn.com, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Lulling [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/lulling>. Apr 2024 ».
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