cloying
pronunciation
How to pronounce cloying in British English:
UK [ˈklɔɪɪŋ]
How to pronounce cloying in American English:
US [ ˈklɔɪɪŋ]
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- Adjective:
- overly sweet
Word Origin
- cloying (adj.)
- 1640s, present participle adjective from cloy (v.). Related: Cloyingly; cloyingness.
Example
- 1. She criticized what she described as the film 's cloying sentimentality .
- 2. The drinks of long ago were not so cloying as now .
- 3. These constructs soon become cloying and distracting .
- 4. Cloying dependence between hostages and hostage-takers in drawn-out abductions describes the symbiotic bonds between the world 's biggest debtor , the us treasury , and the largest creditor , the people 's bank of china .
- 5. She manages to be cloying , cutting and new age at the same time .