lullabying
Soothing with song
Lullabying is singing or playing soothing music to help someone, usually a child, fall asleep.
The word extends to any gentle, calming action meant to ease someone into rest or quiet: She spent the evening lullabying the baby.
Figuratively, it can mean soothing someone into complacency: The steady hum of the engine lullabied him into drowsiness.
Free from agitation
- gentleSoft and kind
- softYielding to touch
- comfortingGiving emotional ease
- peacefulFree from disturbance
tranquil · serene · quieting · hushing · pacifying · reassuring · restful · cooing
Rocking bed for infants
- cribSmall bed with rails
- nurseryRoom for infants
- nighttimeDark hours between dusk and dawn
- slumberLight, restful unconsciousness
sleep · bedside · moonlight · starlight · nightfall · dreamland · twilight · blanket
Pleasing sequence of notes
- tuneMusical sequence of notes
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
- liltRhythmic speech quality
- refrainAbstain from acting
harmony · motif · nocturne · berceuse · Brahms · arrangement · instrumental · composition
calm
Free from agitation
- gentleSoft and kind
- softYielding to touch
- comfortingGiving emotional ease
peaceful · tranquil · serene · quieting · hushing · pacifying · reassuring · restful · cooing · tender
cradle
Rocking bed for infants
slumber · sleep · bedside · moonlight · starlight · nightfall · dreamland · twilight · blanket · bassinet
melody
Pleasing sequence of notes
refrain · harmony · motif · nocturne · berceuse · Brahms · arrangement · instrumental · composition · acoustic
croon
Sing in soft tones
chant · murmur · vocalize · harmonize · intone · trill · sing · coo · whisper · melodic
lullabyingrousing
Exciting strong feeling
waking · arousing · exciting · stimulating · energizing
lullabyingagitating
Disturbing or stirring up
alarming · startling · disturbing · unsettling · frightening