lullaby
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Synonyms & Antonyms for lullaby
Synonyms: Verb
becalm, calm, compose, lull, quiet, quieten [chiefly British], salve, settle, soothe, still, tranquilize (also tranquillize)
Antonyms: Verb
agitate, discompose, disquiet, disturb, key (up), perturb, upset, vex
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Examples of lullaby in a Sentence
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reclining peacefully on the deck, lullabied by the gentle motion of the shipRecent Examples on the Web: Noun
Perhaps a lullaby for her daughter Pilar Jhena? 19. — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com, "The Definitive Ranking of Every Single Real Housewives Song," 5 Aug. 2019 The Sparrow’’ morphs from an industrial lullaby to a funky Nine Inch Nails-like dance tune and back again. — Mark Kennedy, BostonGlobe.com, "On ‘King’s Mouth,’ a psychedelic skull session with the Flaming Lips," 24 July 2019 The lullaby hummed by the existence of a thoughtful President began to unwittingly hush many of us to sleep. — Brittany Packnett, Time, "How Ferguson Woke Us Up," 8 Aug. 2019 The animals sit in a sterile room, listening to the soft lullaby of a humming air-conditioning unit, waking up for meals or to romp about the cage. — Andrew Nicla, AZCentral.com, "Late hours, no pay, diminishing returns: Scouring the Arizona desert for black-footed ferrets," 10 July 2019 Now, four decades later, Dr. Andrew-Jaja has sung his last lullaby at the hospital. — Caitlin O'kane, CBS News, ""The Singing Doctor" who serenaded over 8,000 babies honored after 40-year career," 1 July 2019 And then to fall asleep to the summer sounds of the sea: a lullaby of waves lapping against rocky shores punctuated by the rhythmic tinkling of sailboat halyards. — Walter Nicklin, Washington Post, "For a real taste of Midcoast Maine as it was — and should be — head to Damariscotta," 27 June 2019 Hywood—a fiery, compact woman prone to alternating between cooing lullabies to her rescues and vociferously condemning the cruelty of man—has rescued more than 180 pangolins since 2012. — Paul Hilton, National Geographic, "Poaching is sending the shy, elusive pangolin to its doom," 17 June 2019 The service also included performances of an Irish lullaby and a Sarah McLachlan song, remarks by family members, and a video of Tauscher’s last speech on the House floor. — Casey Tolan, The Mercury News, "Former congresswoman Ellen Tauscher remembered at East Bay memorial service," 6 June 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
The original is lullaby-like in its simple softness and was fittingly featured in Richard Linklater's epic 2014 film Boyhood. — Natalie Maher, Billboard, "Forest Blakk Gives Family of the Year's 'Hero' a Ballad-Like Spin: Exclusive," 13 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'lullaby.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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