Soothe vs Lull - What's the difference?
soothe | lull |
(obsolete) To prove true; verify; confirm as true.
(obsolete) To confirm the statements of; maintain the truthfulness of (a person); bear out.
(obsolete) To assent to; yield to; humour by agreement or concession.
To keep in good humour; wheedle; cajole; flatter.
To restore to ease, comfort, or tranquility; relieve; calm; quiet; refresh.
* 2013 , Daniel Taylor, Andros Townsend calms England's nerves in taming of Montenegro'' (in ''The Guardian , 11 October 2013)[http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/oct/11/england-montenegro-world-cup-qualifier]
To allay; assuage; mitigate; soften.
(rare) To smooth over; render less obnoxious.
To calm or placate someone or some situation.
To ease or relieve pain or suffering.
To temporise by assent, concession, flattery, or cajolery.
To bring comfort or relief.
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 verbs the difference between soothe and lull
is that soothe is (obsolete) to prove true; verify; confirm as true while lull is to.As a noun lull is
a period of rest or soothing.soothe
English
Verb
(sooth)- Yet Wayne Rooney scored at a good time, three minutes after the restart, to soothe any gathering nerves and the night can ultimately be chalked off as one of the finest occasions of Hodgson's 17 months in the job.
Derived terms
* soothinglull
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 .