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cloying

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. 1.To fill up or choke up; to stop up.
  2. 2.To clog, to glut, or satisfy, as the appetite; to satiate.
  3. 3.To fill to loathing; to surfeit.

adjective

  1. 1.Unpleasantly excessive.
  2. 2.Excessively sweet.

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