lull – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of lull

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to lull
Participle: lulled
Gerund: lulling

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Ilull
youlull
he;she;itlulls
welull
youlull
theylull

Perfect

Ihave lulled
youhave lulled
he;she;ithas lulled
wehave lulled
youhave lulled
theyhave lulled

Past

Ilulled
yoululled
he;she;itlulled
welulled
yoululled
theylulled

Pluperfect

Ihad lulled
youhad lulled
he;she;ithad lulled
wehad lulled
youhad lulled
theyhad lulled

Future

Iwill lull
youwill lull
he;she;itwill lull
wewill lull
youwill lull
theywill lull

Future Perfect

Iwill have lulled
youwill have lulled
he;she;itwill have lulled
wewill have lulled
youwill have lulled
theywill have lulled

Subjunctive

Present

Ilull
youlull
he;she;itlull
welull
youlull
theylull

Perfect

Ihave lulled
youhave lulled
he;she;ithave lulled
wehave lulled
youhave lulled
theyhave lulled

Imperfect

Ilulled
yoululled
he;she;itlulled
welulled
yoululled
theylulled

Pluperfect

Ihad lulled
youhad lulled
he;she;ithad lulled
wehad lulled
youhad lulled
theyhad lulled

Conditional

Present

Iwould lull
youwould lull
he;she;itwould lull
wewould lull
youwould lull
theywould lull

Perfect

Iwould have lulled
youwould have lulled
he;she;itwould have lulled
wewould have lulled
youwould have lulled
theywould have lulled

Imperative

youlull
weLet's lull
youlull

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam lulling
youare lulling
he;she;itis lulling
weare lulling
youare lulling
theyare lulling

Perfect

Ihave been lulling
youhave been lulling
he;she;ithas been lulling
wehave been lulling
youhave been lulling
theyhave been lulling

Past

Iwas lulling
youwere lulling
he;she;itwas lulling
wewere lulling
youwere lulling
theywere lulling

Pluperfect

Ihad been lulling
youhad been lulling
he;she;ithad been lulling
wehad been lulling
youhad been lulling
theyhad been lulling

Future

Iwill be lulling
youwill be lulling
he;she;itwill be lulling
wewill be lulling
youwill be lulling
theywill be lulling

Future Perfect

Iwill have been lulling
youwill have been lulling
he;she;itwill have been lulling
wewill have been lulling
youwill have been lulling
theywill have been lulling

Conditional

Present

Iwould be lulling
youwould be lulling
he;she;itwould be lulling
wewould be lulling
youwould be lulling
theywould be lulling

Perfect

Iwould have been lulling
youwould have been lulling
he;she;itwould have been lulling
wewould have been lulling
youwould have been lulling
theywould have been lulling

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'lull'

abandon, abduct, abear, aberr, abject, abord, abort, abound, abraid, abray, abrook, abscind, abscond, absist, absorb, abstain, abstract, accend, accent, accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'lull'

bull, cull, dull, full, gull, hull, lall, lill, loll, mull,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to evoke a state of peacefulness
allay, becalm, bestill, calm, delay, placate, quell, still, temper, pacify
soothe
calm, mollify, allay, quiet, assuage, still, placate, pacify

Antonyms

to evoke extreme anger in a person (or animal)
allay, appease, assuage, beguile, bewitch, calm, captivate, charm, comfort, conciliate, console, defuse, disarm, enchant, mollify, pacify, placate, quiet, relieve, settle, soothe, enrage
to cause somebody to stop sleeping
anesthetize, belull, cradle, knock out, put to sleep, awaken

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. c.1300, lullen "hush to sleep," probably imitative of lu-lu sound used to lull a child to sleep (cf. Swed. lulla "to hum a lullaby," Ger. lullen "to rock," Skt. lolati "moves to and fro," M.Du. lollen "to mutter"). The noun is attested from 1659.
2. From Middle English lullen, lollen. Originally, perhaps expressive in origin from la-la-la or lu-lu-lu sounds made in calming a child. Compare Finnish laulaa (“to sing”) and Hiligaynon lala (“to sing a lullaby”).
3. Cognate with Scots lul, lule, loll (“to lull, put to sleep, howl, caterwaul”), Dutch lollen (“to sing badly, caterwaul”), Dutch lullen (“to chatter, prate, cheat, deceive”), Low German lullen (“to lull”), German lullen (“to lull”), Danish lulle (“to lull, sing to sleep”), Swedish lulla (“to lull”), Icelandic lúlla (“to lull”). See: Dutch 'lollen', Dutch 'lullen', Low Saxon 'lullen', German, old spelling 'lullen', Danish 'lulle', Swedish 'lulla', Icelandic 'lúlla'.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] assisted though, I have no doubt, by a heavy gale of wind, which came slowly up at sunset, when we were about ten days out, and raged with gradually increasing fury until morning, saving that it lulled for an hour a little before midnight. There was something in the unnatural repose of that hour, and in the after gathering of the storm, so inconceivably awful and tremendous, that its bursting [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] the water, quite pale with admiration, swearing that the captain beats all captains ever known, and even hinting at subscriptions for a piece of plate; and who, next morning, when the breeze has lulled, and all the sails hang useless in the idle air, shake their despondent heads again, and say, with screwed-up lips, they hope that captain is a sailor—but they shrewdly doubt him. (American Notes for General Circulation)