pall

/pˈɔːl/

/ˈpɑɫ/, /ˈpɔɫ/

[noun] [verb]

Pall

[NOUN]

hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)

synonyms : curtain

drape

drapery

mantle

burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped

synonyms : cerement

shroud

winding-clothes

winding-sheet

a sudden numbing dread

synonyms : chill

to pall

[VERB]

MAIN VERB

become less interesting or attractive

synonyms : dull

lose interest or become bored with something or somebody

synonyms : fatigue

jade

tire

weary

lose strength or effectiveness; become or appear boring, insipid, or tiresome (to)

lose sparkle or bouquet

synonyms : become flat

die

cause to become flat

cause surfeit through excess though initially pleasing

synonyms : cloy

cover with a pall

cause to lose courage

synonyms : dash

Examples

1. As the unrelenting violence casts a pall for both sides.

2. And so that kind of put a pall over that as well.

3. But a pall of suspicion does fall on the successive governments of Lebanon.

4. To Pall, the root of the problem of 5G is the lack of controlled tests about its influence on public health and environment.

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