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cloying

/ˈklɔɪ.ɪŋ/

/ˈkloɪ.ɪŋ/

Translations

cloyingadjective

more cloying

Comp.

most cloying

Super.

/ˈklɔɪ.ɪŋ/

/ˈkloɪ.ɪŋ/

écœurantSe dit d’une douceur, d’une richesse ou d’un parfum excessifs, au point de devenir presque écœurants.

The cloying aroma of the overly sweet perfume filled the room, making it hard to breathe.

L’arôme écœurant du parfum trop sucré remplissait la pièce, rendant la respiration difficile.

Additional translations

doucereuxSe dit d’un ton, d’une flatterie ou d’un sentimentalisme excessif, souvent avec une nuance désobligeante.

Synonyms

overly sweet

Antonyms

cloyverb

cloying

Gerund

cloyed

Past Simple

cloyed

Past Participle

cloying

Gerund

/klɔɪ/

/kloɪ/

écœurerSe dit surtout d’un excès de douceur, de richesse ou de mièvrerie qui finit par donner la nausée ou le dégoût.

The overly sweet dessert began to cloy after just a few bites.

Le dessert trop sucré a commencé à m’écœurer après seulement quelques bouchées.

lasserPour une impression, une nouveauté ou un effet qui devient vite trop abondant et finit par fatiguer.

The novelty of the theme park began to cloy after a few visits.

La nouveauté du parc d’attractions a commencé à lasser après quelques visites.

Additional translations

gaverSens archaïque ou soutenu.

Synonyms

Definitions

cloyingadjective

Excessively sweet, rich, or sentimental to the point of being unpleasant or sickening.

The cloying aroma of the overly sweet perfume filled the room, making it hard to breathe.

Excessively ingratiating or sentimental so as to cause distaste or boredom.

Her cloying praise eventually became tiresome.

cloyverb

To cause someone to feel disgust or aversion due to an excess of something initially pleasant, especially sweetness or sentimentality.

The overly sweet dessert began to cloy after just a few bites.

To become distasteful, tiresome, or uninteresting through overabundance or excess.

The novelty of the theme park began to cloy after a few visits.

(Archaic) To satiate or fill to the point of disgust; to glut.

He was cloyed with luxuries he once thought he desired.