palling 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of pallingnext
as in old

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palling

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verb

present participle of pall
as in decreasing
to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually viewers' interest in the reality show eventually palled

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for palling
  1. old
  2. arid
  3. diminishing
  4. tiresome
  5. weary
  6. falling
  7. tiring
  8. wearisome
Adjective
  • The show skips across the decades, dramatizing the interviews an older Dolours (Maxine Peake) did for a Boston College oral history of the Troubles, which were taped with the promise that they would be released only after participants’ deaths.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
  • By contrast, the prospect of citizenships and alliances—and perhaps conquests or crusades—structured around the opinions, beliefs, and subjective identities of ordinary people in times of peace would require a new (or very old) conception of empire.
    Henry A. Kissinger, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
Definition of old
Adjective
  • To withstand the extreme heat and arid conditions, crops in the Salton Sea air basin need to be watered regularly.
    Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
  • The Sonoran Desert, which covers much of the southwestern United States, is a vast expanse of arid earth where cartoonish entities—roadrunners, tumbleweeds, telephone-pole-tall succulents—make occasional appearances.
    Alice Gregory, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of arid
Verb
  • Climate change exacerbates the threats with rising temperatures disrupting migration patterns and diminishing the availability of milkweed, the monarch caterpillar's essential food source.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Some experts are wary that a new administration that is less focused on renewable energy could thwart some of solar’s growth by diminishing the IRA tax credits or imposing tariffs that could increase the cost of building solar panels.
    Sarah Sax, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of diminishing
Adjective
  • Make Listening a Game Your child spends a significant portion of their day being talked to—and that is likely tiresome for them.
    Jeannette Moninger, Parents, 3 Dec. 2024
  • KitchenAid 9-Speed Digital Hand Mixer with Turbo Beater II Stirring can be tiresome, especially when there’s large amounts or chunky ingredients.
    Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of tiresome
Adjective
  • At the center of the story are Phil (Timothy Spall) and Penny (Lesley Manville), a weary, unmarried couple burdened by their lack of love for each other and their crumbling household.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
  • In both cases, the Lakers could receive enough assets to begin a rebuilding project that their weary fans would surely support.
    Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of weary
Verb
  • Digitalization Is Not Really Optional Anymore With rising expectations around sustainability and resource management, sticking with old systems can put any business at risk of falling behind.
    Evan J. Schwartz, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The nearly 300-mile trek from Atlanta was pivotal in showing the Confederacy was falling apart as Sherman’s troops gutted much of the key slave state.
    Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of falling
Adjective
  • Popular Nail Polish Colors For Every Month 01 of 08 Short Nails Long nails have undeniably been the most popular nail length for the past five years—or perhaps more—however people seem to be tiring of the upkeep of long nails, no matter if natural or faux.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Parenting can be tiring but any mom or dad will tell you there are moments of magic sprinkled through every bit of the day-to-day grind.
    Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of tiring
Adjective
  • Every supernatural series, from Midnight Mass to Yellowjackets, needs a character resistant to the show’s inner eeriness to deliver persistent conflict, and Eion Bailey and his great head of hair played amusement-park engineer Jim with the exact right amount of wearisome square-mindedness.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2024
  • The slow, wearisome trudge towards Everton’s new dawn continues.
    Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
Definition of wearisome
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