Definition & Meaning of "cloying"in English

cloying

excessively sweet to the point of being unpleasant

Grammatical Information

Composition

present participle adjective

qualitative

Superlative

most cloying

Comparative

more cloying

gradable

Examples

She couldn't finish the cloying candy.

overly sentimental to the point of being distasteful

maudlin

mawkish

mushy

sappy

schmaltzy

Examples

The cloying dialogue in the movie turned off many viewers.

Lexical Tree

cloyingly

cloying

cloy

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