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cloying::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | saccharine, syrupy, treacly |
Examples of cloying
cloying
It worked well for me in the past and, as a bonus, did not have a cloying scent.
From the newsobserver.com
Get the ratio wrong and you end up with a drink that's either watery or cloying.
From the sltrib.com
The caramelized sugar gave the fruit extra sweetness, without being too cloying.
From the thenewstribune.com
You can see a movie and remember what she does, even if it's cloying and grating.
From the theatlantic.com
The flavors of the sherry glaze are pronounced but not overpowering or cloying.
From the freep.com
In many another composer's hands, such material could have become a cloying mess.
From the ocregister.com
So-called roast beef at the crowded steak station was covered with cloying sauce.
From the bloomberg.com
The lions and tigers and bears are mercifully free of cloying anthropomorphism.
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Clay, 11, offers no Hollywood charm, no cloying cuteness, not even a single smile.
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- Surfeit: supply or feed to surfeit
- Cause surfeit through excess though initially pleasing; "Too much spicy food cloyed his appetite"
- To fill up or choke up; to stop up; To clog, to glut, or satisfy, as the appetite; to satiate; To fill to loathing; to surfeit
- (v) - to make weary by too much of anything pleasant; satiate, surfeit
