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cloying

UK
/ˈklɔɪ.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈkloɪ.ɪŋ/

Translations

cloyingadjective
more cloying
Comp.
most cloying
Super.
UK
/ˈklɔɪ.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈkloɪ.ɪŋ/
The dessert was too cloying for my taste.
Десерт был слишком приторным для моего вкуса.
Her cloying smile made everyone uncomfortable.
Её слащавая улыбка заставила всех почувствовать себя неуютно.
Additional translations
надоедливый
навязчивый
пресыщенный
Synonyms
syrupy
saccharine
overly sweet
sentimental
maudlin
Antonyms
unappetizing
unsweet
unpleasant
cloyverb

cloying

Gerund

cloyed
Past Simple
cloyed
Past Participle
cloying
Gerund
UK
/klɔɪ/
US
/kloɪ/
приторно надоедать
The constant praise began to cloy after a while.
Постоянная похвала начала приторно надоедать через некоторое время.
Synonyms
satiate
surfeit
overindulge
gorge
stuff

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.
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