Definition of cloy in English:

cloy

verb klɔɪklɔɪ

[with object]usually as adjective cloying

Disgust or sicken (someone) with an excess of sweetness, richness, or sentiment.
（因过甜过浓或过于多愁善感）使（人）发腻
a romantic, rather cloying story
一个浪漫的，相当腻人的故事。
no object the first sip gives a malty taste that never cloys
第一口长呷尝到麦芽味，一点都不腻口。
Example sentencesExamples
- This tale cloys today's palate: we miss the astringent irony which Thomas Hardy would have brought to circumstances like these.
- What had felt so spirited and fresh back then feels disappointingly syrupy and cloying now.
- He swallowed, the sweetness of the pancakes cloying and thick on his tongue.
- It's cloying to my ears, all this sweetness, all this oh-what-a-wonderful-couple-we-are.
- He portrays Ken as both likable and convincing without making the characterization cloying.
- The story comes close to cloying, but never crosses the boundary.
- He does not attempt to jazz things up with cloying camerawork and jarring technique in an effort to be stylish.
- The juice from grapes harvested at optimum ripeness for wine has a rather cloying sweetness which can overshadow the refreshing acidity.
- That the nostalgic bent can lapse into cloying sentimentality is obvious.
- The pit swirled down into oblivion, a thick, cloying miasma threatening to devour him if he drew too close to it.
- This kind of singing cuts through the noise but can become cloying.
- You brushed past her gently on the way into the flat, and you almost tasted her perfume, so sickly sweet, so cloying.
- No gentler moment has ever been captured, yet it isn't in the least sentimental or cloying.
- There's the moist, sticky sensation on the tongue, as the gooey melting thickness cloys one's mouth irresistibly.
- The beat lilts rather than swings, and there's a sweetness about the melodies that can become cloying if you listen too much.
- It breeds a corrupting self-awareness that cloys mind and heart alike.
- It did not result in the best pie - it was cloying and overly sweet.
- But when the songs are less than first class they can sound cloying and too fussy.
- Their romantic relationship is nicely developed, but not to the point where it becomes cloying.
- The air hangs heavy, thick and impenetrable, as cloying and claustrophobic as incense.
Synonyms
become sickening, become nauseating, pall, become distasteful, become tedious, become tiresome
be excessive
sickly sweet, sugary, syrupy, saccharine, honeyed, oversweet
sickening, nauseating, disgusting
mawkish, maudlin, sentimental, over-sentimental
British twee
informal over the top, OTT, mushy, slushy, sloppy, cutesy, cute, gooey, drippy, treacly, cheesy, corny, icky, sick-making
North American informal cornball, sappy

Derivatives

cloyingly

adverb ˈklɔɪɪŋliˈklɔɪɪŋli

Everyone has been kindness itself, without being cloyingly polite to the foreigner.
Example sentencesExamples
- The public perception of these wines as a whole is that they are cloyingly sweet, a perception has that damaged the grape's image no matter where it is produced.
- At times, the tenor of the discussions became cloyingly self-congratulatory.
- This, however, tasted the way squid should - it was delicately marinated, rather than cloyingly covered in soy sauce, and had the texture of beautifully done scallops rather than over-cooked inner tubes.
- Many have seen the work as escapist or cloyingly sentimental.

Origin

Late Middle English: shortening of obsolete accloy 'stop up, choke', from Old French encloyer 'drive a nail into', from medieval Latin inclavare, from clavus 'a nail'.

Rhymes

ahoy, alloy, Amoy, annoy, boy, buoy, coy, destroy, employ, enjoy, Hanoi, hoi polloi, hoy, Illinois, joy, koi, oi, ploy, poi, Roy, savoy, soy, tatsoi, toy, trompe l'œil, troy

Definition of cloy in US English:

cloy

verbkloiklɔɪ

[with object]usually as adjective cloying

Disgust or sicken (someone) with an excess of sweetness, richness, or sentiment.
（因过甜过浓或过于多愁善感）使（人）发腻
a romantic, rather cloying story
一个浪漫的，相当腻人的故事。
no object the first long sip gives a malty taste that never cloys
第一口长呷尝到麦芽味，一点都不腻口。
a curious bittersweetness that cloyed her senses
一种令她感官发腻的苦乐参半的古怪情愫。
Example sentencesExamples
- But when the songs are less than first class they can sound cloying and too fussy.
- That the nostalgic bent can lapse into cloying sentimentality is obvious.
- This tale cloys today's palate: we miss the astringent irony which Thomas Hardy would have brought to circumstances like these.
- It breeds a corrupting self-awareness that cloys mind and heart alike.
- You brushed past her gently on the way into the flat, and you almost tasted her perfume, so sickly sweet, so cloying.
- It did not result in the best pie - it was cloying and overly sweet.
- No gentler moment has ever been captured, yet it isn't in the least sentimental or cloying.
- This kind of singing cuts through the noise but can become cloying.
- The air hangs heavy, thick and impenetrable, as cloying and claustrophobic as incense.
- He does not attempt to jazz things up with cloying camerawork and jarring technique in an effort to be stylish.
- The beat lilts rather than swings, and there's a sweetness about the melodies that can become cloying if you listen too much.
- He portrays Ken as both likable and convincing without making the characterization cloying.
- Their romantic relationship is nicely developed, but not to the point where it becomes cloying.
- The story comes close to cloying, but never crosses the boundary.
- It's cloying to my ears, all this sweetness, all this oh-what-a-wonderful-couple-we-are.
- He swallowed, the sweetness of the pancakes cloying and thick on his tongue.
- The juice from grapes harvested at optimum ripeness for wine has a rather cloying sweetness which can overshadow the refreshing acidity.
- There's the moist, sticky sensation on the tongue, as the gooey melting thickness cloys one's mouth irresistibly.
- What had felt so spirited and fresh back then feels disappointingly syrupy and cloying now.
- The pit swirled down into oblivion, a thick, cloying miasma threatening to devour him if he drew too close to it.
Synonyms
become sickening, become nauseating, pall, become distasteful, become tedious, become tiresome
sickly sweet, sugary, syrupy, saccharine, honeyed, oversweet

Origin

Late Middle English: shortening of obsolete accloy ‘stop up, choke’, from Old French encloyer ‘drive a nail into’, from medieval Latin inclavare, from clavus ‘a nail’.

单词	cloy
释义	Definition of cloy in English: cloy verb klɔɪklɔɪ [with object]usually as adjective cloying Disgust or sicken (someone) with an excess of sweetness, richness, or sentiment. （因过甜过浓或过于多愁善感）使（人）发腻 a romantic, rather cloying story 一个浪漫的，相当腻人的故事。 no object the first sip gives a malty taste that never cloys 第一口长呷尝到麦芽味，一点都不腻口。 Example sentencesExamples This tale cloys today's palate: we miss the astringent irony which Thomas Hardy would have brought to circumstances like these. What had felt so spirited and fresh back then feels disappointingly syrupy and cloying now. He swallowed, the sweetness of the pancakes cloying and thick on his tongue. It's cloying to my ears, all this sweetness, all this oh-what-a-wonderful-couple-we-are. He portrays Ken as both likable and convincing without making the characterization cloying. The story comes close to cloying, but never crosses the boundary. He does not attempt to jazz things up with cloying camerawork and jarring technique in an effort to be stylish. The juice from grapes harvested at optimum ripeness for wine has a rather cloying sweetness which can overshadow the refreshing acidity. That the nostalgic bent can lapse into cloying sentimentality is obvious. The pit swirled down into oblivion, a thick, cloying miasma threatening to devour him if he drew too close to it. This kind of singing cuts through the noise but can become cloying. You brushed past her gently on the way into the flat, and you almost tasted her perfume, so sickly sweet, so cloying. No gentler moment has ever been captured, yet it isn't in the least sentimental or cloying. There's the moist, sticky sensation on the tongue, as the gooey melting thickness cloys one's mouth irresistibly. The beat lilts rather than swings, and there's a sweetness about the melodies that can become cloying if you listen too much. It breeds a corrupting self-awareness that cloys mind and heart alike. It did not result in the best pie - it was cloying and overly sweet. But when the songs are less than first class they can sound cloying and too fussy. Their romantic relationship is nicely developed, but not to the point where it becomes cloying. The air hangs heavy, thick and impenetrable, as cloying and claustrophobic as incense. Synonyms become sickening, become nauseating, pall, become distasteful, become tedious, become tiresome be excessive sickly sweet, sugary, syrupy, saccharine, honeyed, oversweet sickening, nauseating, disgusting mawkish, maudlin, sentimental, over-sentimental British twee informal over the top, OTT, mushy, slushy, sloppy, cutesy, cute, gooey, drippy, treacly, cheesy, corny, icky, sick-making North American informal cornball, sappy Derivatives cloyingly adverb ˈklɔɪɪŋliˈklɔɪɪŋli Everyone has been kindness itself, without being cloyingly polite to the foreigner. Example sentencesExamples The public perception of these wines as a whole is that they are cloyingly sweet, a perception has that damaged the grape's image no matter where it is produced. At times, the tenor of the discussions became cloyingly self-congratulatory. This, however, tasted the way squid should - it was delicately marinated, rather than cloyingly covered in soy sauce, and had the texture of beautifully done scallops rather than over-cooked inner tubes. Many have seen the work as escapist or cloyingly sentimental. Origin Late Middle English: shortening of obsolete accloy 'stop up, choke', from Old French encloyer 'drive a nail into', from medieval Latin inclavare, from clavus 'a nail'. Rhymes ahoy, alloy, Amoy, annoy, boy, buoy, coy, destroy, employ, enjoy, Hanoi, hoi polloi, hoy, Illinois, joy, koi, oi, ploy, poi, Roy, savoy, soy, tatsoi, toy, trompe l'œil, troy Definition of cloy in US English: cloy verbkloiklɔɪ [with object]usually as adjective cloying Disgust or sicken (someone) with an excess of sweetness, richness, or sentiment. （因过甜过浓或过于多愁善感）使（人）发腻 a romantic, rather cloying story 一个浪漫的，相当腻人的故事。 no object the first long sip gives a malty taste that never cloys 第一口长呷尝到麦芽味，一点都不腻口。 a curious bittersweetness that cloyed her senses 一种令她感官发腻的苦乐参半的古怪情愫。 Example sentencesExamples But when the songs are less than first class they can sound cloying and too fussy. That the nostalgic bent can lapse into cloying sentimentality is obvious. This tale cloys today's palate: we miss the astringent irony which Thomas Hardy would have brought to circumstances like these. It breeds a corrupting self-awareness that cloys mind and heart alike. You brushed past her gently on the way into the flat, and you almost tasted her perfume, so sickly sweet, so cloying. It did not result in the best pie - it was cloying and overly sweet. No gentler moment has ever been captured, yet it isn't in the least sentimental or cloying. This kind of singing cuts through the noise but can become cloying. The air hangs heavy, thick and impenetrable, as cloying and claustrophobic as incense. He does not attempt to jazz things up with cloying camerawork and jarring technique in an effort to be stylish. The beat lilts rather than swings, and there's a sweetness about the melodies that can become cloying if you listen too much. He portrays Ken as both likable and convincing without making the characterization cloying. Their romantic relationship is nicely developed, but not to the point where it becomes cloying. The story comes close to cloying, but never crosses the boundary. It's cloying to my ears, all this sweetness, all this oh-what-a-wonderful-couple-we-are. He swallowed, the sweetness of the pancakes cloying and thick on his tongue. The juice from grapes harvested at optimum ripeness for wine has a rather cloying sweetness which can overshadow the refreshing acidity. There's the moist, sticky sensation on the tongue, as the gooey melting thickness cloys one's mouth irresistibly. What had felt so spirited and fresh back then feels disappointingly syrupy and cloying now. The pit swirled down into oblivion, a thick, cloying miasma threatening to devour him if he drew too close to it. Synonyms become sickening, become nauseating, pall, become distasteful, become tedious, become tiresome sickly sweet, sugary, syrupy, saccharine, honeyed, oversweet Origin Late Middle English: shortening of obsolete accloy ‘stop up, choke’, from Old French encloyer ‘drive a nail into’, from medieval Latin inclavare, from clavus ‘a nail’.
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