lullabies 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of lullaby
as in lulls
to free from distress or disturbance reclining peacefully on the deck, lullabied by the gentle motion of the ship

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lullabies

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noun

plural of lullaby
as in ballads

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lullabies
  1. lulls
  2. ballads
  3. soothes
  4. ditties
  5. calms
  6. arias
  7. composes
  8. serenades
Verb
  • In case of emergency, there’s a lyre on the nightstand that lulls him asleep.
    — Brandon Follick, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The comforting whistle of air sweeping in and out of my velvet horse nostrils lulls me right to sleep.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 July 2026
Definition of lulls
Noun
  • As a result, the concert featured no acoustic sets, no power ballads, no reason for anybody to sit down.
    — Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The soft, soothing sounds of Anne Murray and the over-the-top, emotional ballads of Barbra Streisand had filled our living room and shaped my understanding of female singers.
    — Lisa Whittington-Hill, Longreads, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of ballads
Verb
  • Anything that soothes that, or gives them more-than-human capacities—that’s just unhelpful to them.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026
  • This Loops x Dune mist is so refreshing— an instant burst of coolness that also soothes and rehydrates my skin without disrupting my makeup.
    — Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of soothes
Noun
  • Hopkins kept playing, and even wrote little ditties on staff paper.
    — Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
  • In the streaming music world, having access to all your favorite tunes and ditties is integral.
    — Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 20 July 2026
Definition of ditties
Verb
  • Niacinamide — a multi-functional ingredient that strengthens the skin barrier, regulates oil production, and calms and fades discoloration — is also in the mix.
    — Claudia Fisher, PEOPLE, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Tight styles aren’t just something to avoid until your scalp calms down—they’re worth limiting as an ongoing precaution.
    — Ayren Jackson-Cannady, Allure, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of calms
Noun
  • The opera contains five arias, and Baby Doe sings three big duets all set to a uniquely American melodies.
    — Libby Smith, CBS News, 14 July 2026
  • The machine’s repertoire included answers to 12 riddles, passages from books, and laughing, crying and kissing sounds, as well as arias sung in both male and female voices—all feats that Edison’s phonograph would one day be able to accomplish by recording and playing back the human voice.
    — Ron Cowen, Scientific American, 3 June 2026
Definition of arias
Verb
  • The man composes his responses with the help of a manual that instructs him on which incoming string of Chinese characters should be answered with which other string of Chinese characters.
    — Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Agent authority composes dynamically.
    — Harsh Singhal, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Definition of composes
Noun
  • Scrolling SoundCloud the other week, I was reminded of the Blackberry arguments, email apologies, and voicemail serenades of the Heartbreak Drake era.
    — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 14 May 2026
  • Clips from the Pitt-Stanford game spread rapidly on Bluesky, where multiple users captured separate free-throw serenades and posted them individually.
    — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Mar. 2026
Definition of serenades
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“Lullabies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lullabies. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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