(~s, ~ed)
1.
If something ~s, it becomes less interesting or less enjoyable after a period of time.
Already the allure of meals in restaurants had begun to ~.
VERB: no cont, V
2.
If a ~ of smoke hangs over a place, there is a thick cloud of smoke above it.
A ~ of oily black smoke drifted over the cliff-top.
N-COUNT: usu N of n
3.
If something unpleasant casts a ~ over an event or occasion, it makes it less enjoyable than it should be.
The unrest has cast a ~ over what is usually a day of national rejoicing...
PHRASE: V inflects, PHR n