cloyed

Meanings

• meaning 1: Overpowering sweetness, often to the point of being unpleasant.

  - "The dessert was so cloyed that I could hardly finish it."
  - "The chocolate was so cloyed that it left a sickly sweet taste in my mouth."

• meaning 2: To treat or handle in a way that is overly affectionate or attentive, often to the point of being annoying or intrusive.

  - "The mother was so cloyed over her child that she barely noticed when the baby grew up."
  - "The boyfriend was so cloyed over his girlfriend that he barely left her side, even when she clearly needed some space."

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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

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with cloyed
cloyed , enjoyed , toyed , boyed , voiced , noised , prized , devised , supplied , guided , assisted , opposed , insisted , insisted , resisted , persisted , endured , survived , thrived , prospered , flourished

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Variants

List of all variants of cloyed that leads to same result
cloy , cloyed , cloying , cloys

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

From Middle English cloven, past participle of cloven 'to split', from Old English clibanian 'to cleave, split' (see cleave). The sense 'to handle with excessive affection' is first attested in English in the late 16th century.

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