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Cloying
see synonyms of cloyingAdjective
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Cloying
see synonyms of cloyingadjective
initially pleasurable or sweet but wearying in excess
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Cloying
see synonyms of cloying verb transitive, verb intransitive
1. prp. of
cloy
adjective
2.
displeasing or distasteful because of excess
cloying sweetness
3.
overly sweet, sentimental, etc.
a cloying romance novel
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Cloying
see synonyms of cloyingv. cloyed, cloy·ing, cloys
v.tr.
To cause distaste or disgust by supplying with too much of something originally pleasant, especially something rich or sweet; surfeit.
v.intr.
To be too filling, rich, or sweet.
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