[sing] {sb} to sleep
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to sing softly in order to help someone fall asleep
- She would often sing her baby to sleep with a sweet lullaby.
- The mother gently sang her child to sleep every night after reading a bedtime story.
- He used to sing his little sister to sleep when she was scared during thunderstorms.
- The nurse would sing the patients to sleep to create a calm atmosphere in the ward.
- They hired a nanny who could sing their toddler to sleep with calming tunes.