cloying

Meanings

• adjective

  Overpoweringly sweet or rich to the point of being unpleasantly or sickeningly charming or sentimental.

  - "The cloying sweetness of the dessert was too much for me."
  - "The cloying affection of her grandma left me feeling uncomfortable."

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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 , oversweet , saccharine , syrupy , treacly , exaggerated

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with cloying
toying , boying , joying

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Variants

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cloying , cloyingly , cloy , cloyed , cloys

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Etymology

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From Middle English cloyen, from cloven 'to cleave, divide, separate', perhaps influenced by the idea of something being so sweet that it sticks to the palate.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'cloying' comes from the Old English word 'cloven', which means 'to cleave, divide, or separate'.

2. The term 'cloying sentimentality' is often used to describe excessive emotional manipulation in literature, film, or music.

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Related Concepts

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1. saccharine: A substance or situation that is excessively sweet or sentimental, often to the point of being insincere or artificial.

2. mawkish: Excessively sentimental or maudlin, often to the point of being insincere or false.

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Culture

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In literature, 'cloying' is often used to describe excessive sentimentality or overly sweet language. In music, it can refer to a musical style that is overly sentimental or saccharine.

How to Memorize "cloying"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a bowl of overly sweet candy that sticks to your teeth and leaves a sickly feeling in your mouth. This is what 'cloying' means.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'cloying' with the feeling of being overwhelmed by excessive sweetness or sentimentality.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the 'C' in 'cloying' stands for 'Cleaving Overly to Yucky Ingredients'.

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