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pall on

pall on verb: to come to be annoying, boring or grating to (someone).

Verb

pall on (third-person singular simple present palls on, present participle palling on, simple past and past participle palled on)

  1. (transitive) To come to be annoying, boring or grating to (someone).
    • He enjoyed the game at first, but it had palled on him over the years.

Forms of pall on

third-person singular presentpalls on
present participlepalling on
past participlepalled on
pastpalled on

Questions about pall on

What does pall on mean?
Pall on means to come to be annoying, boring or grating to (someone).
What part of speech is pall on?
Pall on is a verb.
What is the past tense of pall on?
The past tense of pall on is palled on.

Words near pall on in the dictionary

  1. Palkos
  2. pall
  3. pall inverted
  4. pall mall
  5. Pall Malls
  6. pall on
  7. pall reversed
  8. pall-bearer
  9. pall-bearers
  10. pall-mall
  11. palla

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