cloying
cloying · more cloying · most cloying
слащавый, приторный
übertrieben, süßlich, rührselig, gefühlsduselig
Unpleasantly excessiveUnpleasantly excessive.
/ˈklɔɪ.ɪŋ/
Meaning
2 sensesUnpleasantly excessive.
The cloying fondness she displayed was what, in the end, drove me away.
übertrieben
слаща́выйslaščávyj
Excessively sweet.
süßlich, rührselig, gefühlsduselig
слаща́выйslaščávyj, при́торныйprítornyj
overly sweet
Translations
5 languagesРусский
By meaning 2
unpleasantly excessive:
excessively sweet:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
unpleasantly excessive:
excessively sweet:
Origin
By surface analysis, cloy + -ing.By surface analysis, cloy + -ing.
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Forms
more cloying, most cloying| Comparative | more cloying Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most cloying Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
5 synonymsexcessively sweet:syrupytreaclyoversweetsaccharine
unpleasantly excessive
Close in meaning
- overly sweet:saccharinesyrupytreacly
Word family
5 related wordsRelatedclove
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form