lull

• It had been one continual fight since we started in but there was a cessation of hostilities for a short time, and the lull was a great relief, for my ears had been half-deafened by the awful roar of artillery and cracking of musketry. —  The Twenty-fifth Regiment Connecticut Volunteers in the War of the Rebellion History, Reminiscences, Description of Battle of Irish Bend, Carrying of Pay Roll, Roster
• He waited for a lull, then giving the word, the boat was rapidly pulled round, and surrounded by hissing masses of foam, she rapidly shot back within the shelter of the harbour. —  Won from the Waves
• Suddenly there came a lull, and the hurricane ceased almost as rapidly as it had commenced: the sea, however, still tumbled and tossed about fiercely on either side, the ship lying helpless in the midst of the foaming waves. —  Charley Laurel A Story of Adventure by Sea and Land
• There came a lull, and the ship did not toss about as much as before. —  Dick Cheveley His Adventures and Misadventures
• Then there would come a lull, and the wind would whistle mournfully, or rather moan, but only to recommence roaring more lustily than ever Tom wondered how his companions could sleep so soundly amid the uproar. —  The Three Admirals

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