Associations to the word «Cloying»

Wiktionary

CLOYING, verb. Present participle of cloy
CLOYING, adjective. Unpleasantly excessive.
CLOYING, adjective. Excessively sweet.

Dictionary definition

CLOYING, adjective. Overly sweet.

Wise words

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