cloying

Speech parts

1. cloying - Adjective

2. cloying - Verb

4. cloying - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

of Cloy

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

saccharine syrupy treacly oversweet soupy beery romantic sweet filling exaggerated sticky sentimental sickly sweetened sloppy
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Antonyms

lite sandy down-to-earth dead controlled cold
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Related terms

clove

Phrases with the word

less cloying

Examples

Again, hop presence is low to undetectable, providing just enough bitterness so that the sweetness is not cloying and the aftertaste is muted. Source: Internet

All three sections end with scenes that are heartwarming without being cloying. Source: Internet

And lo and behold–it was, as I had hoped, seductively creamy, rich, decadent and evil, without being too cloying. Source: Internet

A bowl of slips of soft tofu with sweet ginger syrup spooned on top was bright on the palate and not at all cloying. Source: Internet

A cold noodle and chicken salad in a peanut dressing so cloying that George Washington Carver is spinning in his grave. Source: Internet

I also substituted canned evaporated milk in the ganache to make it a bit less rich, as I always find ganache made with cream too cloying for my palate. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

cloye cloyed cloyedness cloyingly cloyingly sweet cloyingness