steal over

steal over someone or something

1. [for a covering of some sort] to move slowly over someone or something. (As with the sun or the shade of a cloud.) The shade stole over the sunbathers and ended their day. Darkness stole over the land.

2. [for a feeling] to spread through someone gradually. A feeling of gloom stole over the crowd. A sense of high excitement stole over the boys as they waited.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Kiki	KEE-kee (English), kee-KEE (Greek)	English, German, Greek
Edmond	['edmand]
Carolina	kah-ro-LEE-nah (Italian, Spanish), ka-roo-LEE-nə (Portuguese), ker-ə-LIEN-ə (English), kar-ə-LIEN-ə (English)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, English, Swedish
Abner	AB-nər (English)	English, Biblical, Biblical Latin
Theodora	thee-ə-DAWR-ə (English)	English, Greek, Ancient Greek
Timo (2)	TEE-mo	German, Dutch