cloying

English

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈklɔɪ.ɪŋ/
  • Rhymes: -ɔɪɪŋ
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Verb

cloying

  1. present participle and gerund of cloy

Adjective

cloying (comparative more cloying, superlative most cloying)

  1. Unpleasantly excessive.
    The cloying fondness she displayed was what, in the end, drove me away.
  2. Excessively sweet.

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