Definition of cloying Cloying

/klɔjˈɪŋ/ - [kloying] - cloy•ing

We found 6 definitions of cloying from 4 different sources.

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What does cloying mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

cloying, cloyinger, cloyingest

cloying - overly sweet
  saccharine, syrupy, treacly
  sweet pleasing to the senses; "the sweet song of the lark"; "the sweet face of a child"
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  • cloying (p. pr. & vb. n.)
    of Cloy

Part of speech

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  • cloying, verb, gerund of cloy (infinitive).

Pronunciation

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cloying in sign language
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