Definition of Cloy

to disgust someone by being overly sweet or rich

Examples of Cloy in a sentence

The overly sweet candy was so sugary that it was able to cloy the children after a few sickening bites.  🔊

Maurice’s constant phone calls and overly romantic gestures were enough to cloy the now-hesitant woman into saying she didn’t want to date him anymore.  🔊

Although he wanted chocolate cake in the beginning, the syrupy dessert began to cloy and nauseate him after he was forced to eat the entire thing.  🔊

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