pall
/pɔl/
verb
- To become less interesting or enjoyable over time; to lose its appeal.
- The novelty of the new game began to pall after a few weeks.
- Even the most exciting vacation can pall if you stay too long.
- His constant complaining started to pall on his friends.
Antonyms
noun
- A heavy cloth, often dark, spread over a coffin or tomb.
- A velvet pall embroidered with gold covered the tomb.
- The mourners placed a black pall over the casket.
- The pall was carried by six pallbearers during the funeral.
- A dark or gloomy cloud or atmosphere, especially of something negative.
- A pall of smoke hung over the city after the fire.
- The news of the accident cast a pall over the celebration.
- A pall of silence fell over the room when the verdict was read.