Palling

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pall \Pall\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Palled} (p[add]ld); p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Palling}.] [Either shortened fr. appall, or fr. F.
     p[^a]lir to grow pale. Cf. {Appall}, {Pale}, a.]
     To become vapid, tasteless, dull, or insipid; to lose
     strength, life, spirit, or taste; as, the liquor palls.
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           Beauty soon grows familiar to the lover,
           Fades in the eye, and palls upon the sense. --Addisin.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pal
       n : a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their
           activities [syn: {buddy}, {brother}, {chum}, {crony}, {sidekick}]
       v : become friends; act friendly towards [syn: {pal up}, {chum
           up}]
       [also: {palling}, {palled}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  palling
       See {pal}