cloying

== English == === Etymology === By surface analysis, cloy +‎ -ing. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈklɔɪ.ɪŋ/ Rhymes: -ɔɪɪŋ === Verb === cloying present participle and gerund of cloy === Adjective === cloying (comparative more cloying, superlative most cloying) Unpleasantly excessive. August 16 2014, Daniel Taylor, "Swansea upstage Manchester United in Louis van Gaal’s Premier League bow," guardian.co.uk: It was a cloying sense of deja vu attached to the team that finished seventh last season, 22 points off the top and drastically in need of some more dynamism. Excessively sweet. ==== Synonyms ==== (unpleasantly excessive): exaggerated (excessively sweet): syrupy, treacly, oversweet, saccharine ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== clove ==== Translations ====