Synonyms for cloying


Grammar : Adj
Spell : kloi-ing
Phonetic Transcription : ˈklɔɪ ɪŋ

Top 10 synonyms for cloying Other synonyms for the word cloying

Définition of cloying

Origin :
  • 1640s, present participle adjective from cloy (v.). Related: Cloyingly; cloyingness.
  • adj sickly sweet
Example sentences :
  • Still the breeze delayed, and the fragrant odors of the woods were cloying.
  • Extract from : « 'Smiles' » by Eliot H. Robinson
  • So feeble and cloying is the venereal indulgence, if Love inspires it not.
  • Extract from : « Plutarch's Morals » by Plutarch
  • The deliberate pathos, the cloying charm, did not seem to exist for Louise.
  • Extract from : « Regiment of Women » by Clemence Dane
  • But there need be no fear of massed color in a field, as being ever gaudy or cloying.
  • Extract from : « Old-Time Gardens » by Alice Morse Earle
  • It was of a full and penetrating sweetness, too keen and delicate to be cloying.
  • Extract from : « Life Without and Life Within » by Margaret Fuller
  • He shook his head violently—as though to be rid of some clinging, cloying thing.
  • Extract from : « The Metal Monster » by A. Merritt
  • "There are few things so cloying as perfection," says Ronayne, loyally.
  • Extract from : « Rossmoyne » by Unknown
  • And as they turned they fell silent—the cloying, choking silence of the tomb.
  • Extract from : « The Cartels Jungle » by Irving E. Cox, Jr.
  • They are both a cloying treacle to the wings of Independence.
  • Extract from : « Letters of John Keats to His Family and Friends » by John Keats
  • It was a sweetness that would have been cloying had the air been heavy and humid.
  • Extract from : « Moon-Face and Other Stories » by Jack London
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