arrullar

/aɾuˈʝaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (yo)
arrullo
preterite (yo)
arrullé
past participle
arrullado

Meaning

  1. to lull

    • Arrulló al bebé.

      She lulled the baby.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

adormecer

arrullar specifically means to lull with soothing sounds, like a lullaby; adormecer means to lull to sleep or make drowsy, and can also mean to numb medically.

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