cloy
/klɔɪ/
Meanings
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Verb
To satisfy excessively or overindulge in something pleasurable, often to the point of making it unpleasant or distasteful.
- "After eating a whole box of chocolates, she felt cloying sweetness in her mouth."
- "The constant praise from her parents made her feel cloyed and uncomfortable."
Synonyms
block , block up , choke , fill , fill up , stop up , stuff , stuff up , jade , nauseate , pall , sicken , surfeit , fill up , glut , gorge , sate , satiate , satisfy , stodge , stuff , stuff up
Rhymes
Words rhyming with cloytoy , joy , boy , voiy
Variants
List of all variants of cloy that leads to same resultcloy , cloyed , cloying , cloys
Etymology
origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.Originally meant 'to glue,' but the sense developed to 'stick' or 'adhere' to something unpleasantly, and then extended to 'overindulge' in something.
Trivia
Any details, considerations, events or pieces of information regarding the word-
The word 'cloy' is less commonly used in modern English than it once was.
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In the Middle Ages, 'cloy' was used to describe a dish that was over-sweetened or over-spiced.
How to Memorize "cloy"
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visualize
- Imagine a person who has eaten too much of a sweet dessert and now feels sick and uncomfortable. This is what it means to cloy oneself.
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associate
- Associate the word 'cloy' with 'overindulgence' or 'satiety' to help remember its meaning.
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mnemonics
- Create a mnemonic like 'C-L-O-Y' stands for 'Can't Live On Yumminess' to help remember the meaning.
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