cloying

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

  1. present participle and gerund of cloy

Adjective[edit]

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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