cloying

Signification (Anglais)

Verb

present participle and gerund of cloy

Adj

1. Unpleasantly excessive.
2. Excessively sweet.

cloy

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

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Concepts

sirupeux

rassasiant

siropeux

Synonymes

syrupy

treacly

saccharine

soupy

luscious

mawkish

nauseous

sickening

slushy

stinking

twee

creepy

skanky

disgustful

drippy

gooey

Traductions

empalagoso

süßlich

rührselig

gefühlsduselig

übersüß

zeemzout

zuckersüß

sirupähnlich

caramelloso

sciropposo

stucchevole

saccarino

excessief

stroperig

buitenissig

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈklɔɪ.ɪŋ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

By surface analysis, cloy + -ing.