NOUN | time | letup, lull | a pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished |
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Sounds | leh'tah.p | |
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Rhymes | archbishop ... worship: 69 rhymes with ahp... |
Meaning | A pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished. | |
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Example | "there was never a letup in the noise" | |
Synonym | lull | |
Broader | pause, intermission, break, interruption, suspension | A time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something |
Spanish | tregua | |
Catalan | treva | |
Verbs | let up | become less in amount or intensity |
let up | reduce pressure or intensity |
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