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cloy
[ kloi ]
verb (used with object)
- to weary by an excess of food, sweetness, pleasure, etc.; surfeit; satiate.
Synonyms: , ,
verb (used without object)
- to become uninteresting or distasteful through overabundance:
A diet of cake and candy soon cloys.
cloy
/ ɔɪ /
verb
- to make weary or cause weariness through an excess of something initially pleasurable or sweet
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Other Word Forms
- v·Dz verb (used with object)
- ܲ·Dz adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cloy1
C14 (originally: to nail, hence, to obstruct): from earlier acloyen, from Old French encloer , from Medieval Latin Գ, from Latin 屹 to nail, from 屹ܲ a nail
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Brown sugar gives it a molasses depth and I hold back on the white sugar so things never veer into cloying.
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The filling has a surprising hint of salt, which cuts through the richness and prevents the donut from feeling cloying.
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The first version of this cake used only white sugar, and it was too one-note, too cloying.
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His voice is clear, soothing and sweet without being cloying or campy.
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Those who turned 10 before that date were “too old for something so cloying and cute,” said Barney.
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