Words / C2

LUL/lʌl/

A lull is a temporary pause of calm (also a verb: to soothe): a lull in the storm, lull a child to sleep. Pause (already in the dictionary) is everyday; a hiatus (already in the dictionary) is a gap in a series. Languor (already in the dictionary) is dreamy tiredness, not a break in the noise. Do not let the hush after a gala stand in for a named warden.

Meaning

A temporary pause of calm or quiet (also a verb: to soothe or send to sleep).

Examples

• “A lull after the gala is not cover for an unnamed fire warden.”
• “Pause is everyday (already in A2). A hiatus is a gap in a series (already in C1). Languor is dreamy tiredness (already in C2). Quiet after a sitting can be harmless. Quiet instead of a rota is a hole. Write the name; then the hush may be earned.”

Good to know

A brief calm; also to soothe. Everyday: pause (already in this dictionary). Close: hiatus (already in C1). Contrast: languor (dreamy tiredness — already in C2). A hush is not a warden.

Near in meaning

pause, respite, hiatus, calm

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