Lull
Lull verb - To free from distress or disturbance.
Start
Start verb - To move suddenly and sharply (as in surprise).
How words are described
| long | long lull | long start |
| brief | brief lull | brief start |
| small | small lull | small start |
| slight | slight lull | slight start |
| Other adjectives: next. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Sports commentator Brian Johnston notes this as an occupational hazard in his memoirs, and gives several famous examples, including the one about the cricket commentator who, in the lull before the start of a game, announced that there were some small boys out on the field playing with their balls.
Source: "Balls" Gag - The series went on a bit of a lull again as Let's Play Grand Theft Auto V, but noticing that Rockstar had yet to offer heists in Online, they decided to start their own heists by making complicated plans to steal from convenience stores.
Source: Growing The Beard / Web Original
Cite this Source
Start and Lull. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/lull/start
Lull & Start. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/lull/start>.
Start or Lull. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/lull/start.
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