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pall
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
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noun
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
noun
burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped
noun
a sudden numbing dread
verb
lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
“I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food”
verb
lose strength or effectiveness; become or appear boring, insipid, or tiresome (to)
“the course palled on her”
verb
become less interesting or attractive
verb
lose sparkle or bouquet
“wine and beer can pall”
verb
cause to become flat
“pall the beer”
verb
cause surfeit through excess though initially pleasing
“Too much spicy food cloyed his appetite”
verb
cover with a pall
verb
cause to lose courage; to be daunted; to be scared away
“dashed by the refusal”
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I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food
the course palled on her
wine and beer can pall
pall the beer
Too much spicy food cloyed his appetite
dashed by the refusal
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