pall
verb/pɔːl/
/pɔːl/
[intransitive] not used in the progressive tensesVerb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they pall | /pɔːl/ /pɔːl/ |
| he / she / it palls | /pɔːlz/ /pɔːlz/ |
| past simple palled | /pɔːld/ /pɔːld/ |
| past participle palled | /pɔːld/ /pɔːld/ |
| past simple palling | /ˈpɔːlɪŋ/ /ˈpɔːlɪŋ/ |
| past participle palling | /ˈpɔːlɪŋ/ /ˈpɔːlɪŋ/ |
- pall (on somebody) to become less interesting to somebody over a period of time because they have done or seen it too much
- Even the impressive scenery began to pall on me after a few hundred miles.
Word Originverb late Middle English: shortening of appal.Definitions on the go
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