Associations to the word «Cloy»

Wiktionary

CLOY, verb. (transitive) To fill up or choke up; to stop up.
CLOY, verb. (transitive) To clog, to glut, or satisfy, as the appetite; to satiate.
CLOY, verb. (transitive) To fill to loathing; to surfeit.

Dictionary definition

CLOY, verb. Supply or feed to surfeit.
CLOY, verb. Cause surfeit through excess though initially pleasing; "Too much spicy food cloyed his appetite".

Wise words

The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds can be done only for God.
Leo Tolstoy