cloying

adjective
UK: /ˈklɔɪ.ɪŋ/
US: /ˈklɔɪ.ɪŋ/

  1. Disgusting or sickening due to excessive sweetness, richness, or sentimentality.

    1. The dessert was cloying, I couldn't eat more than a bite.
    2. The movie's cloying sentimentality made it difficult to take seriously.

  2. Excessively sweet or sentimental to a sickening degree.

    1. I find that some romantic comedies have a cloying quality.
    2. The perfume had a cloying scent that lingered in the air long after she left.

Synonyms

saccharine treacly mawkish fulsome sickly

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "cloying" in English means: Disgusting or sickening due to excessive sweetness, richness, or sentimentality., Excessively sweet or sentimental to a sickening degree..

The phonetic transcription of "cloying" is /ˈklɔɪ.ɪŋ/ in British English and /ˈklɔɪ.ɪŋ/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "cloying": saccharine, treacly, mawkish, fulsome, sickly.

Example usage of "cloying": "The dessert was cloying, I couldn't eat more than a bite.". More examples on the page.