PALL


Meaning of PALL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pɔ:l ]

( palls, palled)

1.

If something palls , it becomes less interesting or less enjoyable after a period of time.

Already the allure of meals in restaurants had begun to pall.

VERB : no cont , V

2.

If a pall of smoke hangs over a place, there is a thick cloud of smoke above it.

A pall of oily black smoke drifted over the cliff-top.

N-COUNT : usu N of n

3.

If something unpleasant casts a pall over an event or occasion, it makes it less enjoyable than it should be.

The unrest has cast a pall over what is usually a day of national rejoicing...

PHRASE : V inflects , PHR n

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