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The correct spelling is cloying.
How to pronounce cloying
verb
IPA: /ˈklɔɪ.ɪŋ/
Say it like: Clo-yin-g
The correct spelling is cloying. To fill up or choke up; to stop up. For example: "The cloying fondness she displayed was what, in the end, drove me away."
Usage Examples
“The cloying fondness she displayed was what, in the end, drove me away.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To fill up or choke up; to stop up.
- 2.To clog, to glut, or satisfy, as the appetite; to satiate.
- 3.To fill to loathing; to surfeit.
adjective
- 1.Unpleasantly excessive.
- 2.Excessively sweet.
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