Lure vs Lull - What's the difference?
lure | lull |
Something that tempts or attracts, especially one with a promise of reward or pleasure.
(fishing) An artificial bait attached to a fishing line to attract fish.
A bunch of feathers attached to a line, used in falconry to recall the hawk.
* 1594 , , IV. i. 178:
A velvet smoothing brush.
To attract by temptation etc.; to entice.
To recall a hawk with a lure.
deceive, trick
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A period of rest or soothing
(nautical) a period without waves or wind.
(surfing) An extended pause between sets of waves.
To .
* Spenser
* Milton
To become gradually calm; to subside; to cease or abate.
As nouns the difference between lure and lull
is that lure is something that tempts or attracts, especially one with a promise of reward or pleasure while lull is a period of rest or soothing.As verbs the difference between lure and lull
is that lure is to attract by temptation etc.; to entice while lull is to cause to rest by soothing influences; to compose; to calm; to soothe; to quiet.lure
English
Noun
(en noun)- (Milton)
- My falcon now is sharp and passing empty, / And till she stoop she must not be full-gorged, / For then she never looks upon her lure .
- (Knight)
Verb
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* ---- ==Norwegian Bokmål==Verb
lull
English
Noun
(en noun)- About 2 hours in, a long lull cleared everyone out, and then it started getting a little more consistent and pushing chest ta neck high — 808surfer.com forum [http://www.808surfer.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=5611&sid=89085fc4ffa26528388fbcce5f7faf50]
Verb
(en verb)- to lull him soft asleep
- Such sweet compulsion doth in music lie, / To lull the daughters of necessity.
- The storm lulled .