lulling

The shopkeeper and his wife, drawn two ways by pity and self-interest, began by lulling their consciences with words.

Here he would watch "the beautiful calm-lulling lake, the beautiful, solemn, hopeful-death-teaching sunsets."

His discourse was also full of extravagant compliments, I suppose for the purpose of lulling me to sleep.

The morning which followed was that of a warm, lulling, luxuriant June day, whose high tides of life spread to everything.

Then ensued a moment's breathless hush, even the cries of those in agony lulling.